Snow squall watch issued for Windsor-Essex

Yellow Snow Squall watch issued for Windsor-Essex. (Source: Environment Canada)

Environment Canada has issued a yellow snow squall watch for Windsor-Essex.

The forecaster says periods of brief but intense snowfall are expected to develop. Under the snow squall, visibility will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow.

Local snowfall amounts near five centimetres of snow is possible Tuesday afternoon. There could be reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Environment Canada says a cold front is pushing through the region. Snow squalls are expect to develop along or ahead of the advancing front. These squalls will be relatively short lived but will have intense snowfall rates and gusty winds causing sudden reduction in visibility to near zero in some areas.

Travel may be hazardous. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Prepare for the possibility of quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

For more information about the alerting program, visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.