Torontonians will see a much smaller dose of winter weather on Friday as crews continue to clean up streets and sidewalks in Canada’s largest city following Thursday’s major winter storm.
According to data from Environment Canada, as of about 5 p.m. on Thursday, about 22 cm of snow fell over a 24-hour period at Toronto Pearson International Airport. In Scarborough North, approximately 48 to 53 cm of snow had fallen.
The storm shuttered elementary and high schools, daycares, and universities, along with some recreation centres and municipal buildings in parts of the GTA outside Toronto.
The City of Toronto has declared a Major Snowstorm Condition in response to the significant snowfall.
A spokesperson for the City told CP24 that the declaration means the municipality will enact some bylaws to help keep the city moving, including designated snow routes where parking is prohibited.
It will also allow the city to move snow to designated storage sites in the city.
Canada’s national weather agency said more winter weather is on its way for Toronto on Friday but snowfall totals will be significantly less that what the city experienced on Thursday.
About two centimetres is expected to fall this afternoon followed by an two to four centimetres tonight.
Toronto will see a high of -2 C today, but it will feel closer to -13 with the wind chill.