The Paramount Service teams within Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Waterdown started a pre-salt run as of 7pm on February 4, 2021. All sites were salted to help combat any slippery areas that may arise due to the risk of freezing rain within these regions. As of 12:30am the sites were starting to get very slick as the precipitation had started around 11pm on February 4, 2021. There was an update for the weather alerts within these regions stating the following:
ALERTS IN EFFECT
Weather Advisory
Issued at 23:53 Thursday 04 February 2021
Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for tonight and early Friday morning.
Snow will continue to spread eastwards tonight and persist until early Friday morning. At any location, the heaviest snowfall is most likely for the first two or three hours after onset. Snow will then become mixed with or change over to rain overnight, especially near and south of Highway 401.
Total snowfall amounts by early Friday morning will be around 5 cm except closer to 2 cm near the Lake Ontario shore.
Untreated roads may suddenly become snow covered and slippery. Motorists should allow for extra time to reach their destination.
The Friday morning commute may be affected, especially in areas where precipitation falls as all snow.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
Please check back to this site as well our 24 hour snowline at 855-906-0279 ext 2 as updates are made to both sites throughout any weather episode. For any questions or concerns regarding your properties please reach out to us via email as phones and voicemails are not monitored regularly. Please email snowline@paramountlandscaping.ca as this email is monitored throughout the winter.