Snowstorms

I hope it's not some half ass lockdown. This Toronto and Peel lockdown hasn't done anything to reduce case numbers. It's either you go all in or you don't at all. Hopefully we start seeing vaccinations ramp up. My girlfriends’ brother is a doctor in Virginia and recently got both vaccine doses. He's doing great and if there are any side effects with these vaccines, they would likely occur within 48 hours should anyone get them. I'm tired of this and just want to move forward.

You're right. It was a boring year. Only a few things come to my mind. - January rainstorm. (3" of rain. Has never happened before). - Rare May snow and cold (1.2" locally). Snowiest May ever - July heatwave. Widespread 90's across the sub - November record breaking "heatwave" (as mentioned) - November snowstorm (8-10" locally). 3rd biggest November snowstorm ever

Gonna be a rainer. A Grinchmas storm.

Got like 2.2cm (0.9") so you beat me this time. I agree. There was a nice winter feel this morning, but it'll be back above freezing by this weekend. We need a nice widespread storm like Feb 2013. Tired of all the disappointing Decembers we've been experiencing.

That’s crazy. The only storm that comes to my mind that is comparable in amounts is probably the Blizzard of 93. And that storm was 2-3x the size of this one. Give me a storm like this in Jan or Feb. Thanks!

That's just nuts. 40" and all synoptic. Even crazier when you step back and realize it all fell within 24 hours. 40" wow! Our seasonal average is 45". They got 95% of our average in one go. Why couldn't this storm be another 150-200 miles further west? I'd happy if we even get half that in a storm this winter lol. Seems impossible.

You know the weather sucks when we’re talking about prison breakers.

It's been that way for years. Sucks

Canada has a plan for mass inoculation for every single Canadian by September 2021. I believe Canada has signed purchase agreements with like seven different pharma companies. This is the breakdown I saw online. Pfizer — Up to 76 million doses Moderna — Up to 56 million (So far agreed to purchase 40 million) Medicago — Up to 76 million AstraZeneca — Up to 20 million Johnson & Johnson — Up to 38 million Novavax — Up to 76 million Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline — Up to 72 million International COVAX Facility — Up to 15 million

Or it never comes and ends up being a 1988-89 or 1999-2000 redux.

I agree. Flexibility is there and you can move around freely. I love it personally.

Sometimes a little luck is all you need. That's great! Now that your permanently WFH, are you back in Michigan? Or still in Texas?

Yeah, they were cold for us too especially winters like 1962-63, 1964-65 and the late 60's. We got 8" from that storm and some freezing rain. Chicago got the brunt of it. I'm not entirely sure about our snowiest decades but I can tell you the 2010's are not top 3 lol. The 1860’s are definitely top 3. Our snowiest winter ever is 1869-70 where Toronto recorded 123.3”. 62” fell in March alone.

That's great, congratulations. It's been tough for a lot of people this year and I'm glad you were able to land something quick. I remember at my last job I was laid off for 6 months, just wasn't getting anything. Hope all is well.

I been WFH since March LOL.

It was our best snowstorm of that decade too. It was a powerful Gulf Low I believe. Which if I stand corrected are our "version" of Nor'easters. Really? We had many 3-6" and 6-10" events and a dozen if not more 10"+ storms. Was a good decade up this way. One of the more snowier ones of the 20th century.

Was close. Winter storm was too far east.

We need a repeat of the February 1965 snowstorm. 20" locally. I'd gladly take it again.

Snowpocalypse.

Interesting set-up. Wouldn't be surprised to see 10-20cm from Oakville to Hamilton. Depending on the wind orientation and approaching storm clouds tomorrow morning, we'll have to see how strong and persistent the band is in Toronto. For now, 2-5cm sounds reasonable for the city.

Icon has 6-9" for Buffalo lol

12z RGEM is coming in further north and west as well. Aligned with 3km NAM. Has accumulating snow in Buffalo and Syracuse. Maybe a couple inches esp for Syracuse? Sweet LES band in Toronto before it moves further south as winds change orientation. Not a huge expert on lake effect so maybe somebody can chime in on that for me.

That's a sweet lake effect band just west of Toronto tomorrow. With a further north track, it’ll help reduce the dry air in the atmosphere and help seed the lake clouds for better lake effect for us. Good all-around for all of us in ON and NY. Let’s see if the RGEM follows suit.

To add to what you said. Big Dog's just aren't frequent in our area because of our geographic location. With the Atlantic running exceptionally warm over the last 10-20 years, the average clipper usually blows up to a full blown Nor'easter and slams the NE including Boston. New England meltdowns are hilarious. Even a 40" winter wouldn't satisfy their appetite. . But great points. I always appreciate your in-depth analysis and posts. I could tell you're a hardcore stats guy so I try not to challenge you on anything stat wise. Detroit and Boston have definitely seen a sizeable increase in snowfall over the last 20 years compared to other cities. But 20 years is a very small sample size. The averages, atleast for us, are bolstered by exceptionally snowy winters like 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2013-14, etc. Would be nice to experience storms like the Blizzard of 99 every 2-3 years. Is that too much to ask for? We need a Christmas miracle.