Cars crashed, ice rained down and Santa stayed home. That was the kind of day the GTA had to endure Sunday as the weather took an apocalyptic turn overnight.Toronto Hydro tweeted that they are responding to a west-end power outage impacting approximately 6,000 people. People living near Islington Avenue, South Kingsway, Bloor Street and Berry Road may be without power.The Toronto District School Board also said they will be monitoring conditions and will update people on any cancellations in the morning.Fears of slippery driving conditions were also validated on Sunday morning by a 12-car pileup at Davenport Road and Avenue Road just before 11 a.m.“We have to make adjustments this time this season,” said Toronto Police Const. David Hopkinson. “I want to illustrate to people that they should slow down and clean their windshields.” Hopkins says treacherous, icy road conditions played a role in the collision, though no one was injured. Even so, there were two casualties of sorts from the weather: Burlington and Mississauga’s Santa Claus Parades, scheduled for Sunday, were cancelled, with Burlington citing “unsafe weather conditions and the declaration of a significant weather event.” Mississauga had expected a crowd of up to 25,000.Torontonians had been warned of a blustery start to December and ice pellets did indeed descend on Sunday morning. Hopkinson added that generally during the first, second and third snowfalls of the season, accidents are more likely to occur since many road users are not yet adjusted to the change in weather, and as it becomes increasingly dark, reduced visibility also becomes a factor. Environment Canada foresees flurries and the risk of freezing drizzle in the evening — with easterly 30 km/h winds gusting to 50 km/h — as the mercury gets down to -3 C.The flurries are expected to end late Monday morning, when the high will be around freezing. As of 3:25 p.m. a snowfall warning was in ...
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