A powerful winter storm is making its way toward southern and central Quebec today, bringing up to 50 centimetres of snow to some areas, along with high winds and poor visibility. A man rides his bicycle during a winter storm through Philadelphia on Tuesday. The storm was expected to dump 30 to 45 centimetres of snow on the New York City metro area with wind gusts of up to 88.5 km/h. Visibility could be 'near zero'Still, Environment Canada advised people in Quebec to consider "postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve." "Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2017 09:34 UTC