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Today’s snowfall has dropped more precipitation that expected with mid-afternoon measurements at about 20 cm. Central Toronto was expected to receive more like 15 cm. The weather formation is moving east however and conditions are expected to clear tonight in anticipation of a sunny day Saturday. Conditions have been miserable everywhere but the disruption of personal plans has been perhaps most serious at the airport. There are reports of tourist aircraft sitting on the tarmac at 2 p.m., as much as six hours after they were scheduled to depart. Screens and websites show that traffic outbound has been pretty much shut down. Police are asking drivers to stay at home to permit plowing and help prevent accidents. Many cars are stranded. There were some 275 accidents reported between midnight and 1 pm., according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
