Black ice and a light dusting of snow overnight turned stretches of Highway 403 into skating rinks this morning as snowsqualls moved into southwestern Ontario..
The worst situation occurred in Brantford where Highway 403 westbound lanes were closed at Highway 24 due to a jack-knifed tractor trailer.
The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m.and took some time to clear as a heavy tow truck was needed.
Over on the westbound side, another tractor trailer jackknifed a few minutes later on 403 near the Middle Town Line Road, west of Brantford, closing one lane.
In Hamilton, one person was injured when a car skidded on a patch of ice on the ramp from Highway 403 westbound to Highway 6 northbound and landed in the ditch.
The driver was taken to hospital by ambulance as road crews began sanding the Highway 6 North hill.
Out in West Flamborough, another driver had more luck as her car flipped on its roof after skidding off Highway 8 north of the 5th concession. The driver managed to get out of the car on her without injury.
Police reported icy conditions on Highways 401, 403 and Highway 6 south toward Hagersville.
Travel west of Hamilton towards London, Ont., could be dicey as Environment Canada has issued a snowsquall warning for the traditional snowbelt area west of Woodstock.
Forecaster say cold west to northwesterly winds have caused snow squalls to develop off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and these squalls will persist over most of the above regions today. Minor wind shifts will cause the squalls to change position slightly at times.
However heavy snow will be frequent enough over some places to give local snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm today. A slight wind shift should bring snow squalls into the London and St Thomas area this morning in addition whiteout conditions can be expected at times. Some blowing and drifting snow is forecast as well.
Environment Canada says Hamilton and Burlington have a 60 per cent chance of snow flurries this evening as the temperature hits a low of minus 6C.
Tomorrow should be cloudy with sunny periods, and a high of zero Wednesday will be cold with a low of minus 10C and a 70 per cent chance of snow flurries.
