It wasn't a blizzard by any stretch, but brisk winds and lake effect flurries combined Friday morning to make for poor driving conditions.
Several collisions prompted the OPP to close the westbound lanes of Hwy. 402 Hickory Dr. The lanes re-opened just after 11am.
School buses were cancelled in Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex Counties. Check your bus route number HERE. Buses and other school transportation is running in the City of London. It's a PD Day for high school students.
TVDSB schools that rely on bused in students will be closed:
Middlesex County Adelaide-W.G. MacDonald PS Caradoc North PS Centennial Central PS McGillivray Central PS Mosa Central PS Oxbow PS Valleyview PS West Nissouri PS
London – Red/Yellow Zone Westminster Central PS
Elgin County Aldborough PS New Sarum PS Port Stanley PS South Dorchester PS Southwold PS Sparta PS Summers’ Corners PS
Oxford County East Oxford PS Zorra Highland PS
Environment Canada reports that London received 5-7 cm of snow on Thursday and called for occasional squalls and flurries Friday morning. Drivers tell BlackburnNews.com that Hwy. 402 was snow-packed with terrible visibility early Friday. Vehicles were also moving slower than usual on Hwy. 401 through the London region.
City snow plows were out clearing streets very early Friday morning.
