Car covered from snow. Image: Alex Allan

Environment Canada has put Thunder Bay under a snow squall warning.

The forcecaster says a brief but intense snowfall is expected on Monday afternoon.

The snow is expected to start around noon and last for a few hours.

Brief whiteout conditions and wind gusts up to 60 km/h are likely.

Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.

Enviorment Canada adds that you should prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.