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Valerie Gillies Clinton News Record
Evidence of the high winds of the previous four -day's storm is the snow strips up the entire one side of the trees in Manchester Riverside Park in Auburn on
January 14.
Valerie Gillies
Clinton News Record
After record-breaking tempera-
tures throughout much of Decem-
ber and the beginning of January,
winter weather made its appear-
ance all of a sudden throughout
most of Southern Ontario.
In Huron County, the snow
began to arrive on a very rainy
Sunday, January 10, which saw a
rapid progression from heavy rain
to freezing temperatures accom-
panied by high winds that had the
snow in the air blowing, causing
near white-out conditions by mid-
day. The extreme changeover
occurred within the span of
approximately one hour.
The snow continued to mount
over the next few days, as there
was next to no ice coverage on
Lake Huron, allowing for maxi-
mum uptake of moisture as the
wind crossed the water surface.
Cold air from an Alberta clipper
ensured that the moisture fell as
snow.
Many schools and activities
were cancelled Monday through
Wednesday as the snow contin-
ued to come down and high winds
caused blowing snow and slippery
conditions on roadways. High-
ways began to be closed on Tues-
day due to poor to no visibility.
Crews worked to try to keep area
roads open, but the storm came
too fast and too furious for the
equipment to be able to keep up,
causing treacherous driving con-
ditions. Even more road closures
occurred on Wednesday as the
storm continued.
The Huron County OPP were
issuing warnings to motorists to
"remain safe and avoid travel until
the conditions improve and the
roadways re -open," adding, "Driv-
ing on a closed roadway can result
in a $110 fine and 3 demerit points
if convicted." Not only that, but
automobile insurance companies
are not obligated to cover damage
incurred to vehicles that has
occurred while being driven on a
closed road.
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