harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Bit of a heavier band setting up over the city now, approx. the 401 corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Bit of a heavier band setting up over the city now, approx. the 401 corridor. Yup. Just south and along the 401 has been the prime area so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yup. Just south and along the 401 has been the prime area so far. North* Absolute blizzard up in Vaughan and northern regions of Toronto. YYZ is probably getting it pretty nice too. 10.5cm here so far now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Flake size isn't great here (yet), but winds are really picking up which is causing for visibilities about as low as the Feb storm. Excited for temps to drop and see the ratios pick up. System is deepening a little faster than 1mb/hr. 992mb at last mesoanalysis update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 North* Absolute blizzard up in Vaughan and northern regions of Toronto. YYZ is probably getting it pretty nice too. 10.5cm here so far now. Meant 407*, not 401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Area between Brampton and Woodbridge getting slammed right now as per KC radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'll call it. I think Toronto gets a WSW within the next hour. If the north end of the city is already closing in on 10cm then it's a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Area between Brampton and Woodbridge getting slammed right now as per KC radar Yes some 1.5cm.hr rates starting to show up. Seems the band is in a similar location as last time. Going to head out early today and attempt to hunt down some blizzard conditions. Just received a report on Twitter of 70km/h gusts in Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yes some 1.5cm.hr rates starting to show up. Seems the band is in a similar location as last time. Going to head out early today and attempt to hunt down some blizzard conditions. Just received a report on Twitter of 70km/h gusts in Hamilton. Hearing reports of power outages too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Some real nice rates about to move in from the south. Show time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Some real nice rates about to move in from the south. Show time. Snow rates beginning to pick up in downtown Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontonian Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 North* Absolute blizzard up in Vaughan and northern regions of Toronto. YYZ is probably getting it pretty nice too. 10.5cm here so far now. Just 2.5 cm IMBY(Queens Park) right now. Small flake size. Waiting for this to blossom here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'll call it. I think Toronto gets a WSW within the next hour. If the north end of the city is already closing in on 10cm then it's a no brainer. Well, they passed on the opportunity with the 11.00am forecast. Not that I think he's too far off but I haven't seen much corroboration of Snowstorms' number. The Feb 5 event seemed like there were more reports of +SN and maybe there was more pressure on EC to hoist something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 5cm here (grass) Only 2 cm on the sidewalks though. Snow is surprisingly wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Verging on +SN/SN now, visibility down to 400m. Wind is really pushing the snow down fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Flake size is still quite small though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 TWN and Farnell holding steady with their forecasts (10-15 cm), in line with EC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hoping flake size increases soon, could bring total amounts down some. Temps not really dropping as fast as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Incredible wind gusts picking up downtown right now. The snow is really blowing down hard, flake size remains rather fine. Regardless of amounts, I'm willing to bring this winter up to an A- right now. I haven't seen winds like this during a storm yet this season, really quite something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hoping flake size increases soon, could bring total amounts down some. Temps not really dropping as fast as expected. Yes, ratios have not been that great. Hovering around -1.5 downtown right now. I thought I would be colder by now; however, some TWN twitter posts have suggested the band north of the 407 is actually frontogenesis of the arctic front, which explains the incredible winds picking up right now. Temps should begin to drop very soon at quite a fast rate. Given the best moisture is about to come, we could pick up some decent ratios along the lake. I'm thinking some lake enhancement is possible for Hamilton with the NE wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Incredible wind gusts picking up downtown right now. The snow is really blowing down hard, flake size remains rather fine. Regardless of amounts, I'm willing to bring this winter up to an A- right now. I haven't seen winds like this during a storm yet this season, really quite something. I have been getting 35-40kph gust IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Gotta love arctic fronts. They always deliver surprises when it comes to events like this. We'll see how this all plays out shortly. Returns moving through London look very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 4 inches down here so far, 35 MPH winds looking to increase to 45-50 in a few hours. Snowfall rates 1-1.5 inches per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Gotta love arctic fronts. They always deliver surprises when it comes to events like this. We'll see how this all plays out shortly. Returns moving through London look very impressive. Temp dropped nearly 1C from the 11:00-11:23 update at YYZ. Winds really starting to rip in the last 15 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Temp dropped nearly 1C from the 11:00-11:23 update at YYZ. Winds really starting to rip in the last 15 minutes or so. Yup. YorkU station shows the drop off (they update every 5 minutes) http://www.yorku.ca/pat/weatherStation/sinceZHTempPrec.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontonian Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yup, moderate snow now here IMBY(Queens Park). Wind and flake size increasing as well. Feels like a snow storm now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yup, moderate snow now here IMBY(Queens Park). Wind and flake size increasing as well. Feels like a snow storm now. I'm almost up to 6 cm now, rates starting to pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I think we have about 3" down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I think we have about 3" down I'm surprised that you're not higher. The same, stronger thin band which has stretched between the 401 and 407 for most of the morning seemed to go right through Waterloo too. Have you also had Blizzard conditions as reported in south Vaughan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm surprised that you're not higher. The same, stronger thin band which has stretched between the 401 and 407 for most of the morning seemed to go right through Waterloo too. Eyeing it out from the 4th floor looking at the tops of cars and two storage containers. Could be more than 3" as it is windy. Not entirely sure if weather related, but there has been a crash in the city that has taken down a stop light and bus stop. TWN tweeting pics. pic.twitter.com/7B1845fbdG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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