Snowstorms

Spring. Winter finished 3 days ago

Quebec has closed all shopping malls, schools and restaurant dining rooms until May 1. Total cases in Quebec have climbed up to 219 as of today.

Another 2" will put us above 55" for the winter making it the snowiest winter at YYZ since 08-09 lol. Pretty sad if you think about it. Hopefully it's the last. I'm ready for Spring.

The last couple of days have been really bad in Italy. Just horrible. Hoping for the best in the coming weeks.

58 new cases today. People continue to travel and go outside their homes for non-essential things. Until that stops, this won't stop spreading. I'm working from home till mid April. I have a feeling that'll likely get extended till May and perhaps even our schools and other businesses. It ceases to amaze me that some people think this is some sort of conspiracy. Nobody is gaining anything from this.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think we have any vaccine for SARS. If we do discover a vaccine for this virus, plus all the R&D and testing, it likely won't be mass distributed until next Winter. Very tragic to hear whats happening in Europe. Until things can calm down and revert back to normal in Europe, we will likely stay in lockdown mode here in North America. Swine flu back in 2009 was pretty bad too on a global scale. If people can abide by the rules and self isolate themselves, we can work together as a society to control the spread.

I heard that. Dougie declares a state of emergency. Bans all gatherings of 50 or more people but ironically all mall remain open. Several businesses, like Champs or Nike, close their stores for 2 weeks. All theatres are closed as well. Everyone that I know is working from home now.

In Canada the PM announced today "All non-Canadian citizens, expect US citizens and other diplomats, will not be allowed to enter Canada along with anyone showing any form of symptoms". All schools and fitness centers are closed. Tourist destinations like the CN Tower are closed and mall hours have been reduced to just 8 hours a day. 177 total cases in Ontario now.

Our Prime Ministers wife has tested positive for coronavirus. All schools across the province have been cancelled until early April and I suspect universities and colleges may follow suit. Grocery store line-ups are absolutely ridiculous. I myself stocked up on some things lol. My company issued a statement today saying everyone will be working from home for the next 30 days. What a time.

Euro is snowless through Mar. 20. Safe to say winter is over. Sucks that it practically ended as soon as the month began but after yesterday's 62F, I am looking forward to Spring now. ~53" this winter at YYZ, which is 8" above avg, so no complaints there.

This wasn't the winter for snow cover.

Rest of the week is zzzzz.

@Chicago Storm

Both CMC and ICON had a partial phase. Nice pool of cold air near Hudson Bay with a weak SE ridge. Set-up is definitely there for something big but we need more consistency.

Leafs vs. Rangers next Wed. It's gonna be a good game.

94-95 was shit. Just reverse Feb with Dec.

Some weenies have reached their breaking point.

That's if there's a storm worthy of a thread.

I agree, they've been horrible. What about the weeklies or EPS?

Fair point. A lot of people stay trapped indoors through-out the winter season instead of trying to enjoy it as you mentioned. I'm planning on going up north in a week or two to go snowmobiling (for the first time). Gotta make the best out of every season. Hoping we see more sustained cold and snow next season.

So that explains why you're so optimistic despite the lacklustre weather pattern.

Nice -EPO block with the PV parked up near Hudson Bay on the GFS. Whether that holds true, it remains to be seen. I'm still not sold out on the idea of any sustained cold for our region thru mid-Feb.

RIP Kobe.

Its 37F here in Toronto which is 10 degrees above avg. Some snow piles left. Sun rarely comes out in the winter here lol. I agree, it is awful.