Ottawa Blizzard

50 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Yes. How is everything going over there in Ottawa? 

I'm actually in Toronto (despite my screen name!). Have friends in Ottawa still, though. Things are tense there. Things are especially tense at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor. It wouldn't surprise me if some sort of action is taken within the next day or so to clear those protesters. Pressure being put on government by the US government now as supply chains have ground to a halt. Really hoping there isn't any violence or bloodshed. Crazy times we have been living through these past two years. 

Have you guys heard of the ongoing trucker convoy protests here in Ontario? Hearing rumours the Peace Bridge might be blocked this weekend, from both sides. Ontario has declared a state of emergency.

On 2/10/2022 at 10:49 AM, BuffaloWeather said:

At least the next winter Olympics is in northern Italy, I believe.

4 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Had a good friend pass out at a wedding 3 yrs ago. We were eating dessert with him at 8 pm, and at 9 pm he fell to the ground. 27 yrs old and never woke up, no one knows what happened but they think it had to be a brain aneurysm. There were 2 doctors and a bunch of nurses at the wedding but couldn't bring him back. Ever since that night my view on life changed. We're here for a few fleeting seconds, don't stress over the small things, enjoy everyday to the full, and spend as much time as possible with family and friends. 

I'm so sorry to hear that you went through that. May your friend rest in peace.

4 hours ago, Thinksnow18 said:

I feel last spring was decent but this statement is correct. The springs around here are highly unusable until mid the late May and at that point we try to cram in hundreds of activities into 4 months.

I've noticed that, for the past five years or so, we've been getting cold springs, with snow well into April, but very warm early Falls.

2 minutes ago, tombo82685 said:

Ooo, yea it’s def not over, but I think things get hostile after Presidents’ Day. We will see though. 

I just hope we don't have a torch in the February 20-28th timeframe, only for cold to return in March. I'd rather have a slow, gradual warm-up rather than a sudden jump into the 60s.

12 hours ago, mississaugasnow said:

With over 6 inches of snow depth coming up to nearly 4 weeks in GTA I’m nearly over winter 

Ideally one more storm/cold outbreak but I’d love for 50s to start asap. I love Morchs haha 

4 weeks of winter is nothing. lol If you look at some of (but not all) of the winters between approximately 1955 and 1985, winter would start early November and last through until early April. 

On a sidenote, it's interesting how some of the warmest winters on record are still from 90 years ago. For example, downtown Toronto's warmest Januarys are 1) 1932 and 2) 1931, with records going back to 1840. Even January 1913 was warmer than most of the Januarys of the past 30 years...and this followed one of the coldest Januarys on record (1912).

1 hour ago, Brian D said:

Here's a look at last months rankings, and anomaly chart for our region. Been a few years since we had a really chilly Jan. The last time was 2014, although 2019 had its moments. A state record low for Illinois, if I remember correctly, at the end of the month. As cooler as we were, our neighbors just west of us in the plains had milder conditions, especially the afternoon highs. Easy to see where the jet liked to set up.

This time around, because of the mostly below normal conditions for the north central US, I switched to ranking from the cold side. 2021 was so warm, always had to rank from the warm end, with a few exceptions.

Odd to see January 1858 standing out as being so warm. I imagine that must have been a real anomaly back then, although in a book I have, called Early American Winters, by David Ludlum, the late 1820s apparently saw a string of mild winters.

13 hours ago, mississaugasnow said:

Just wondering how much you got and how much you guys have on the ground now? 

I didn't actually lose much of my snowpack. I'd say I have about a foot of snow on the ground. Snowbanks are so high that it's hard to see when backing out of the driveway.

1 hour ago, mississaugasnow said:

I wonder how hard its snowing right on the edge north of toronto. 15F here now 

Just got back from a walk. Snowing steadily, but flake size is small. I'm at the border between Toronto and Markham.  Glad we are at least getting something out of this second wave. Congrats to the western and central New York posters!

Snowing currently, here in Toronto.

1 hour ago, snowstormcanuck said:

3.5" officially at YYZ but on pavement it looks more like 1-2" of cement coated with powder.

Let's see if we can weasel our way past the 40" mark for the season this p.m.

Yes, latest guidance has wave 2 coming slightly further north, so maybe a couple more inches for us this evening.

2 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Had the main storm worked out this could have been an aside but ah well.  Some snow is better than no snow at all.

Yes, at least it will freshen up the snowpack in preparation for the next polar blast.

Judging by the medium range, the snow won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

16 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Damn .3" of liquid at yyz as of 0z, 80% of which fell as rain.  That really wasn't in the cards and that's what's going to sink this storm here.

But, yes, the mild air held on longer than expected. Rain to snow scenarios almost never work out for Toronto.

15 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Damn .3" of liquid at yyz as of 0z, 80% of which fell as rain.  That really wasn't in the cards and that's what's going to sink this storm here.

It's snowing steadily here now. Not heavy snow and white-outs, but steady nonetheless. There's still a chance we make 4", I think, if it snows through the night.

3 minutes ago, mississaugasnow said:

How’s the snow out in the city? Temperature has actually risen last 15 minutes here on the escarpment. 36F and heavy rain just outside Hamilton. EC tweeted they have to lower amount because mild air is hanging around longer 

My temperature is now below freezing, around 30 or 31 F. Light snow.

Just now, Syrmax said:

18Z NAM has us with about 1" of snow thru 4pm tomorrow, so expecting about 6-9 hrs of rain then "dryslotting" between waves here. About 4-6" afterwards over about 12-18 hrs.  

This is an unusual winter for Syracuse. You guys average more snow than Buffalo, I believe, and certainly way more than Toronto.

It's a shame they closed all the Friendly's restaurants in western New York. Used to love their sandwich melts and the "fribbles".

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

Was my moms favorite restaurant growing up. Used to love playing the games on the table and the checkers in the store connected to it. I loved that place.

I've been to the one near Depew, not far from the Buffalo airport, and the one in Rochester. I used to like the prime roast beef.  Also, I believe Thursdays were turkey dinner day.

The medium range trends would seem to indicate that February will not end up above normal in Michigan/Ontario/New York.

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

Biscuits and gravy

Always liked the lemonade they served at Cracker Barrel. Haven't been since December 2019, before the pandemic.

23 minutes ago, mississaugasnow said:

I don’t believe it’s changed for the last few hours. Hopefully the front speeds up for you guys but the weather network doesn’t have snow in Hamilton until 9-10pm 

It's snowing in north Scarborough now.

28 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Transitioning to snow here on the west side of TO.

Has been wet snow in my area since about 4:15

Bust for Toronto. I'd be surprised if we even see 4", to be honest. Maybe 2"?

Yup, huge bust for Toronto. I'd be surprised if we get to 4", to be honest. Maybe 2"?