Post by Dar24 on Dec 18, 2008 13:16:23 GMT -5
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
WINTER STORM WATCH: Issued at 10:49 AM EST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2008
MAJOR SNOW STORM EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
MOTHER NATURE IS STRIKING SOUTHERN ONTARIO WITH A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS. LATER TODAY A DYNAMIC STORM WILL EMERGE FROM COLORADO AND RACE CLOSE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT REACHING THE GREATER TORONTO REGION NEAR DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 CENTIMETRES ARE WIDELY EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 GUSTING AT TIMES TO 60 KM/H WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL COMPOUND THE SEVERITY OF THE STORM GIVING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STORM WILL LIKELY HAVE AN EXTRA STING AROUND THE WEST END OF LAKE ONTARIO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LAKE-ENHANCED HEAVY SNOW BAND WHICH MAY AFFECT LOCALES FROM OAKVILLE INTO TORONTO FOR AWHILE FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING TOWARDS HAMILTON AND NIAGARA. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE WEST END OF THE LAKE MAY REACH 25 CENTIMETRES. WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
Then we are supposed to get hit with another Storm Sunday.. Uggghhh...It is going to really mess up holiday travel they say... Tomorrow is the last day of school before Christmas holidays for the kids..Alot of Families were planning on leaving tomorrow or Saturday to head out..Now they are just waiting to see what the weather does..
Hope we don't lose power in all this..Good thing we have a generator..
Wished I lived down in Florida or Arizona like some of you do..
WINTER STORM WATCH: Issued at 10:49 AM EST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2008
MAJOR SNOW STORM EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
MOTHER NATURE IS STRIKING SOUTHERN ONTARIO WITH A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS. LATER TODAY A DYNAMIC STORM WILL EMERGE FROM COLORADO AND RACE CLOSE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT REACHING THE GREATER TORONTO REGION NEAR DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 CENTIMETRES ARE WIDELY EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 GUSTING AT TIMES TO 60 KM/H WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL COMPOUND THE SEVERITY OF THE STORM GIVING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STORM WILL LIKELY HAVE AN EXTRA STING AROUND THE WEST END OF LAKE ONTARIO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LAKE-ENHANCED HEAVY SNOW BAND WHICH MAY AFFECT LOCALES FROM OAKVILLE INTO TORONTO FOR AWHILE FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING TOWARDS HAMILTON AND NIAGARA. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE WEST END OF THE LAKE MAY REACH 25 CENTIMETRES. WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM APPROACHES.
Then we are supposed to get hit with another Storm Sunday.. Uggghhh...It is going to really mess up holiday travel they say... Tomorrow is the last day of school before Christmas holidays for the kids..Alot of Families were planning on leaving tomorrow or Saturday to head out..Now they are just waiting to see what the weather does..
Hope we don't lose power in all this..Good thing we have a generator..
Wished I lived down in Florida or Arizona like some of you do..
