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Global National: March 4, 2023 | Toronto area digs out after biggest snowfall of the season

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On today’s top story: Much of southern Ontario is digging out after a winter storm blanketed much of the province. The biggest snowfall of the season in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) dropped as much as 30 centimetres of snow in some areas; grounding flights, knocking out power for thousands of homes and even unleashing a rare phenomenon called “thundersnow.” As Touria Izri reports, that storm system is now working its way east.

Global News’ senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon has more on “thundersnow,” a closer look at how much snowfall the GTA actually saw and what to expect for the rest of the weekend.

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