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Winter has refused to loosen its grip on the nation’s capital as a fierce winter storm continued to pelt the city with ice rain on Monday morning.
A freezing rain warning remained in effect Monday, as Environment Canada warned that roads and sidewalks would be treacherous and slippery during the morning commute. The ice has also sparked warnings about electrical outages and downed power cables across the city, which are breaking under the weight of the ice.
Ottawa fire officials said they responded to multiple calls overnight, between Sunday and Monday morning, from residents in multiple communities across the city who reported power failures and cables that had snapped. Hydro Ottawa was reporting dozens of outages across the city early Monday morning affecting thousands of customers. The largest of which are in the Kitchisippi area, near the intersection of Gladstone Avenue and Parkdale Avenue where 1,500 are without power. There are also 1,493 customers without power near the Village of Richmond, in the city’s south end. Restoration of power is expected to be around noon, accord to Hydro Ottawa.
Heavy freezing rain has broken several poles near Trainyards. Crews on site. #ottnews @JeanCloutierOtt pic.twitter.com/FQkHthm5np
— Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) April 16, 2018
Employees with Hydro Quebec were frantically working to restore power to 31,000 customers affected by the storm in the Outaouais.
Environment Canada reports that the freezing rain will gradually transition to rain today, making Monday afternoon’s commute more palatable. Accumulations of 5mm and 10 mm are expected today. That will be combined with gusty northeast winds of between 50 km/h and 60 km/h.
Temperatures are currently sitting around -1 C, however they should climb to around 2 C at some point this afternoon. Temperatures are expected to rise to around 4 C by Thursday and are expected to hit double digits, around 12 C, by the weekend.
Ottawa’s temperature hasn’t climbed into double digits since Jan. 12.
The messy winter storm that was threatening Ottawa all weekend arrived Sunday afternoon with freezing rain and ice pellets that were making streets and sidewalks slippery.
The City of Ottawa urged people to drive, bike and walk “with caution”. The city confirmed staff would be salting and plowing “as necessary throughout the day/night.” There were 120 city trucks salting streets Sunday evening, the city added.
Weather will continue to be a challenge today. Please slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. Leave extra space between you and the vehicle in front. #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/fRzc8LK1LO
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 16, 2018
Buses were cancelled across the city, but schools remained open.
Post secondary schools were forced to make arrangements for students who are in the middle of exams or need to turn in important work. Carleton University was notifying students that while exams would not be cancelled due to the storm, grace periods would be extended to allow for late arrivals without penalty.
Ottawa police and Ottawa Paramedic Services reported one road crash with injuries, on River Road near Roger Stevens Drive Sunday. A pickup truck slid off the road around 1:20 p.m. and slammed into a tree and the male driver, who suffered chest injuries, was taken to Kemptville District Hospital.
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed there were crashes on Highways 401 and 417, but details were not immediately available.
Environment Canada was still advising people to avoid unnecessary travel.
Toronto, hard hit by freezing rain on Saturday, suffered widespread power outages.
Ontario Provincial Police said there were roughly 750 crashes on highways surrounding Toronto on Saturday, and there had been around 700 more by Sunday evening. None of the crashes was fatal.
Freezing rain this morning. Walkways might become slippery. Please walk carefully with your hands out of your pockets, wear ice-cleats and put de-icing salts on your walkways. Have a safe commute. pic.twitter.com/NV66UEsNLo
— Ottawa Paramedic Svc (@OttawaParamedic) April 16, 2018
More than 15,000 people were without power in southern Ontario on Sunday morning.
Toronto’s downtown Billy Bishop airport cancelled all departing flights and only received one arrival all day on Sunday, while more than 600 flights were cancelled at Pearson International Airport.
The cancellations had a spillover effect on flights to and from Ottawa, where dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed. Travellers were advised to check the airport website at www.yow.ca for updates.
With files from Blair Crawford and The Canadian Press.
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A freezing rain warning remained in effect Monday, as Environment Canada warned that roads and sidewalks would be treacherous and slippery during the morning commute. The ice has also sparked warnings about electrical outages and downed power cables across the city, which are breaking under the weight of the ice.
Ottawa fire officials said they responded to multiple calls overnight, between Sunday and Monday morning, from residents in multiple communities across the city who reported power failures and cables that had snapped. Hydro Ottawa was reporting dozens of outages across the city early Monday morning affecting thousands of customers. The largest of which are in the Kitchisippi area, near the intersection of Gladstone Avenue and Parkdale Avenue where 1,500 are without power. There are also 1,493 customers without power near the Village of Richmond, in the city’s south end. Restoration of power is expected to be around noon, accord to Hydro Ottawa.
Heavy freezing rain has broken several poles near Trainyards. Crews on site. #ottnews @JeanCloutierOtt pic.twitter.com/FQkHthm5np
— Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) April 16, 2018
Employees with Hydro Quebec were frantically working to restore power to 31,000 customers affected by the storm in the Outaouais.
Environment Canada reports that the freezing rain will gradually transition to rain today, making Monday afternoon’s commute more palatable. Accumulations of 5mm and 10 mm are expected today. That will be combined with gusty northeast winds of between 50 km/h and 60 km/h.
Temperatures are currently sitting around -1 C, however they should climb to around 2 C at some point this afternoon. Temperatures are expected to rise to around 4 C by Thursday and are expected to hit double digits, around 12 C, by the weekend.
Ottawa’s temperature hasn’t climbed into double digits since Jan. 12.
The messy winter storm that was threatening Ottawa all weekend arrived Sunday afternoon with freezing rain and ice pellets that were making streets and sidewalks slippery.
The City of Ottawa urged people to drive, bike and walk “with caution”. The city confirmed staff would be salting and plowing “as necessary throughout the day/night.” There were 120 city trucks salting streets Sunday evening, the city added.
Weather will continue to be a challenge today. Please slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. Leave extra space between you and the vehicle in front. #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/fRzc8LK1LO
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 16, 2018
Buses were cancelled across the city, but schools remained open.
Post secondary schools were forced to make arrangements for students who are in the middle of exams or need to turn in important work. Carleton University was notifying students that while exams would not be cancelled due to the storm, grace periods would be extended to allow for late arrivals without penalty.
Ottawa police and Ottawa Paramedic Services reported one road crash with injuries, on River Road near Roger Stevens Drive Sunday. A pickup truck slid off the road around 1:20 p.m. and slammed into a tree and the male driver, who suffered chest injuries, was taken to Kemptville District Hospital.
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed there were crashes on Highways 401 and 417, but details were not immediately available.
Environment Canada was still advising people to avoid unnecessary travel.
Toronto, hard hit by freezing rain on Saturday, suffered widespread power outages.
Ontario Provincial Police said there were roughly 750 crashes on highways surrounding Toronto on Saturday, and there had been around 700 more by Sunday evening. None of the crashes was fatal.
Freezing rain this morning. Walkways might become slippery. Please walk carefully with your hands out of your pockets, wear ice-cleats and put de-icing salts on your walkways. Have a safe commute. pic.twitter.com/NV66UEsNLo
— Ottawa Paramedic Svc (@OttawaParamedic) April 16, 2018
More than 15,000 people were without power in southern Ontario on Sunday morning.
Toronto’s downtown Billy Bishop airport cancelled all departing flights and only received one arrival all day on Sunday, while more than 600 flights were cancelled at Pearson International Airport.
The cancellations had a spillover effect on flights to and from Ottawa, where dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed. Travellers were advised to check the airport website at www.yow.ca for updates.
With files from Blair Crawford and The Canadian Press.
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