Ottawa weather: Ottawa receives 15 cm of snow during spring snowstorm [Video]

The snow began to taper off on Thursday afternoon, after the biggest snowstorm in two months created slippery driving conditions in Ottawa, and left thousands of customers without power across eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

As of 5 p.m., the city received 15 centimetres of snow, according to Environment Canada. 

Ottawa police reported over 50 collisions so far today, including a double-decker OC Transpo bus sliding off the road on Frank Kenny Road. The bus driver was assessed at the scene. Ontario Provincial Police in Hawkesbury urged drivers to stay off the roads due to snow drifts and whiteout conditions.

A tow truck pulls a double-decker OC Transpo bus out of a ditch on Frank Kenny Road Thursday morning. Paramedics say one person assessed at the scene. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

Environment Canada lifted the snowfall warning for Ottawa Thursday afternoon. A total of 14.5 mm of rain and 13 …