How track a winter storm in Ottawa

** PLEASE NOTE: ** These links may be out of date. For the latest storm info, please visit OttawaStart’s Winter Storm Guide .

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Check out our
[
 Ottawa Weather Guide
](http://ottawastart.com/weather.php)
for forecasts, radar maps, weather warnings, and current conditions.

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[
 Ian Black
](http://twitter.com/blacksweather/)
(from CBC Ottawa) usually has the latest and most accurate info re: weather in Ottawa. You can
[
 follow him
](http://twitter.com/blacksweather/)
on Twitter, or if you're not on Twitter just visit h
[
 is Twitter page
](http://twitter.com/blacksweather/)
.

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Follower our Twitter feed
[
 @ottawastart
](http://twitter.com/ottawastart/)
for timely updates.

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The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority website posts info about
[
 school bus cancellations
](http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/)
.  Here's a list of
[
 school bus cancellations for West Quebec
](http://cswq.wqsb.qc.ca/inclementweather.htm)
.

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Check driving conditions, including local traffic cams and highway info for the 416 and 417, on our
[
 Ottawa Traffic Guide
](http://ottawastart.com/traffic.php)
.  OC Transpo posts
[
 route cancellations & delays
](http://www.octranspo1.com/?from=splash)
to its homepage -- look on the right-hand side.

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You can see a map of power outages in Ontario via the
[
 Hydro One Storm Centre
](http://www.hydroone.com/stormcenter/)
.  Find local updates on
[
 Hydro Ottawa's site
](http://hydroottawa.com/newsevents/map.cfm?lang=e&template_id=555)
.

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If you're flying somewhere or expecting visitors from out of town, here's the link to
[
 flight information at the Ottawa Airport
](http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/FlightInformation/arrivals-e.php)
.

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You can check for
[
 VIA Rail delays here
](https://reservia.viarail.ca/tsi/tsiresult.aspx?from=iframe)
.

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And of course, mainstream media sites have good info too.  I've found the
[
 Ottawa Citizen
](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/)
,
[
 CBC Ottawa
](http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/)
and
[
 CTV Ottawa
](http://ottawa.ctv.ca/)
to be the most up to date, with
[
 CFRA
](http://cfra.com/)
and
[
 1310News
](http://www.1310news.com/)
useful too.

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The City of Ottawa posts info about overnight parking restrictions to
[
 @ottawaparking
](http://twitter.com/ottawaparking)
.

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Check out what's happening around the city on
[
 Ottawa's webcams
](http://ottawastart.com/webcams.php)
.

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Make the most of it. Check out our
[
 Toboggan Guide
](http://ottawastart.com/toboggan.php)
and
[
 Ski Guide
](http://ottawastart.com/ski.php)
.

Where do you get your Ottawa storm news?

** Related: ** Ottawa Weather Guide