City of Waterloo declares Significant Weather Event on December 30 2025
City of Waterloo declares Significant Weather Event
The City of Waterloo has declared a Significant Weather Event. This declaration takes effect Tuesday, December 30 at 2 p.m. and will continue until further notice.
Significant weather events are declared when the City anticipates hazardous weather conditions such as:
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20 cm of snow within 24 hours;
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ice accumulation of 20 mm; and/or;
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high winds greater than 60 km/r.
During a Significant Weather Event, residents are encouraged to stay off the roads to allow snowplow crews to do their jobs and clear roadways to give access to emergency vehicles. Our snow clearing teams will make every effort to continue their work, but it will take longer than usual and routes may not be maintained as normally expected. Follow our progress on our snow removal map.
Residential roads will be cleared after main roads and transit routes, they have not been forgotten. Residents can assist by not parking on the streets at any time during the significant weather event and not pushing snow from driveways or parking lots into or across the street.
More information
For more information about the City’s snow clearing priorities for roads and sidewalks and some tips for driving/parking when plows are active, visit waterloo.ca/snow.
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Media contact:
Shirley Luu
Communications Consultant
Corporate Communications
City of Waterloo
Shirley.luu@waterloo.ca