Significant storm expected in Hamilton

A significant winter storm is expected to cause heavy snow and icy conditions for the Hamilton region late on Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday, February 23, 2023.

We are monitoring the weather. If the university is going to close today (Wednesday, February 22nd) because of the storm, we will update our community on this website as well as on McMaster’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

If the university is going to close on Thursday because of the storm, we will update our community by 5:30 a.m. on this website as well as on McMaster’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Click here for more information on the university’s snow closure policy.

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A significant winter storm is expected to cause <a href="https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on58#75900148180581277202302220503wz8081cwto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">heavy snow and icy conditions</a> <span class="TextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">Hamilton</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">region</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">late on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">Wednesday</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0"> afternoon</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0"> and into Thursday</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27847873 BCX0">February 23, 2023. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW27847873 BCX0"> </span>

We are monitoring the weather. If the university is going to close today (Wednesday, February 22nd) because of the storm, we will update our community on this website as well as on McMaster’s  <a href="https://twitter.com/McMasterU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mcmasteru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcmasteruniversity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>.

If the university is going to close on Thursday because of the storm, we will update our community by 5:30 a.m. on this website as well as on McMaster’s  <a href="https://twitter.com/McMasterU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mcmasteru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcmasteruniversity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>.

<a href="https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthmentioning/update-on-mcmasters-snow-day-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more information on the university’s snow closure policy.

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