London, Ont. - London is digging out after a snowstorm dumped more than 30 cm of snow on the city.
The heavy snowfall continued Sunday, with another 10 cm expected and winds reaching 50 km/h, as Environment Canada extended a snow squall warning for London and parts of southwestern Ontario.
Officials were asking drivers to stay at home while the roads are cleared.
Fall storms often pack more punch than their winter counterparts, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Seifert said.
"These early season snow squalls are usually the worst because the lakes are still fairly warm," he said. "And the warmer the water is, combined with the colder air, the worse the snow squalls are."
Many London roads were impassable Sunday as city crews worked frantically through the night to clear the main streets.
"We've had crews running through the night. They running now, they'll be running through tonight," Dave O'Brien, the city's manager of emergency management, said Sunday.
The city brought in contractors, called in additional staff and rented extra equipment to help clear the streets, O'Brien said.
Two people were killed in separate crashes, OPP said, and some flights were delayed at the city's international airport.
Source: The Free London Press
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