Cold wind sweeps out November with up to 10 cm of snow
November left the capital Sunday, leaving up to 10 centimetres of snow to complicate matters.
Winds were expected to gust out of the south at up to 40 km/h Sunday morning.
The temperature was about 0 in the morning, with the wind chill making it feel like -9.
Flurries should back off by around midnight, as December storms in with a 40 per cent chance of lighter snow expected.
By mid-afternoon, airport authorities announced on social media that the weather was affecting flight operations and
urged travellers to check ahead
.
Ottawa paramedics reported a “fairly active day” by late afternoon.
At about 2 p.m., paramedics and police were called to a single-car crash on Highway 174 between Old Montreal Road and Kinsella Drive. Paramedics reported the driver, a man in his 40s, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to his neck and back.
The highway was briefly shut down to allow responders to work, but it has reopened.
The overnight low is expected to be about -6 C, with the wind chill feeling like -12.
The winds are expected to back off, but the wind chill is expected to hit about -14 Monday morning and -8 in the afternoon.
Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for areas ranging from Belleville to the Laurentian Valley, saying 20 centimetres of snow was possible there.
Kingston and Greater Napanee are under the special weather statement for wind gusts that could reach 80 km/h.
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