Blowing snow leads to travel advisory in Kingston, Belleville
Environment Canada says to consider changing travel plans
Snow whipping off Lake Ontario could make for dangerous driving around Kingston and Belleville Thursday, according to Environment Canada.
The agency has issued a winter weather travel advisory, asking people to avoid travel if possible around Kingston and Prince Edward County and to consider changing travel plans in Belleville and Quinte West.
The border between the two alerts is roughly Belleville city limits.
Timing is at play with the two slightly different messages: blowing snow is expected to end around Belleville in early afternoon and last until early evening closer to Kingston, according to the forecast.
Five to 10 centimetres of snow could fall, including two to four centimetres in an hour. School buses have been cancelled near Lake Ontario.
The alerts don't go as far east as Gananoque or north to Highway 7.
Kingston is looking at a high of –3 C Thursday with a wind chill making it feel like –14. Gusts could reach 50 kilometres an hour.
Ottawa's forecast is a few flurries and high of –5 C.