Sub_Zero

Mt. Tremblant picked up a light dusting of snow last night...it's coming 

https://www.instagram.com/monttremblant/?hl=en

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-storm-winds-reached-190-km-h-researchers-1.5917477

"Analysis of the data reveals that a particularly intense downburst, not a tornado, was responsible for the damage" in south Ottawa, the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University said on Twitter Wednesday morning.

Maximum wind speeds reached 190 kilometers per hour, the researchers said. They measured the storm, known as a 'derecho,' as as EF-2. The EF-scale measures the intensity of wind damage on a scale from 0 to 5."

Updated wind speed of 118mph 

10 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

What was the highest wind gust in Ottawa? 

125 km/h, but probably higher judging by all the damage.

Picture of the approaching derecho.  It was  like nothing I’ve ever seen before, first time I feared for my life during a storm. Parts of Ottawa are still without power. 

10" in my backyard.  Beautiful morning in Ottawa.

Still holding on to some cold for now, hoping for a big dump in downtown Ottawa to motivate the truckers to go home 

Off topic, but wow!!  

1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

How bad was it up there?

It was really bad. Some places had no power for a month, with temperatures in the -20’sF.  Insane tree damage, it was surreal.  

22 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

What was that one legendary ice storm in quebec? Had like 3" of freezing rain? What year was that? 

1998, I remember it well. 

A little off topic, but check out Istanbul today, nearly 18” 

Another frigid morning up here.  It looks like I'll be spending the weekend in eastern Quebec, this storm looks chase worthy!

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

Have you ever went to this place in Ottawa? I went here a few years back it was incredibly beautiful. There was an edm party going on after we bungee jumped. Was nuts 

Yes!  I rode up there in July with my wife, gorgeous area.  

https://bungee.ca/ 

4 hours ago, Thinksnow18 said:

I’ve witnessed blizzards, heat waves over 100 degrees, tropical systems, severe weather of all types…but I’ve never experienced cold like that. That’s something I would like to feel. 

I feel it for the 10 seconds it takes me to run to my pre heated car (for 20 minutes lol) and that's about all I can take.  It's too damn cold.  Give me temps in the 10s and heavy snow and I'm happy 

Chilly morning up here -30 F 

19 hours ago, Buffalo Bumble said:

Wow, different world up there!  What’s your current snow depth?

About 22'' , we didn't have much snow on the ground before Monday's storm.

About 5'' of new snow today and currently 6 F, up from -5 this morning.

18.8'' total for YOW, another 4''-6'' tomorrow.  Amazing week of winter weather.

17.7'' at YOW.  20'' is not out of the question.

5 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

What is Toronto at?

YYZ is only reporting 9", which is strange as I have family minutes away posting pictures of cars covered.   I'd say 20''+

17" at YOW and still snowing.

Up to 16.1" in Ottawa,

1 minute ago, CNY_WX said:

That’s about 5 inches. 

12 inches in the last 3 hours, up to 15 inches now

blizzard warning here in Ottawa, incredible rates right now