Tornado Girl Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 My total for part one and two is 16 inches...four for part one along with nine on the frontside and three on the backside of part two. I just wish the dry slot had stayed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Girl Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Oh we're talking about snow depth? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Oh we're talking about snow depth? you're on fire today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Girl Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 you're on fire today Yes he is....I hear he will be having a show in Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 INTERESTING STAT...SNOWFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BEENABOUT AS MUCH AS WE HAD DURING THE "STORM" EARLY THIS MORNING. ABOUT 3 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW HAS FALLEN HERE SINCE ABOUT 4 PM...WHILE ONLY 3-4 INCHES FELL EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS BRINGS DAYLONG TOTALS UP INTO 6-7 INCH RANGE. THE 6.7 INCHES AT BUFFALO AS OF 10 PM IS ACTUALLY THE GREATEST SINGLE DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL THIS ENTIRE WINTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Around a foot total for the storm here. About 6 inches overnight with anothed 6 inches since this morning. All in all not a bad storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Well, I guess officially the storm was a bust for Ottawa even though it didn't feel like a bust. It felt like and overperformer! How the ycan call this less than 6" is beyond me. I shoveled twice! You practically have to trudge through the unplowed sidewalks. On the local Montreal news they're saying Montreal got between 8-10". How on earth did Ottawa supposedly get shafted? This reminds me of December17,2005 and January 21,2006. All indications were that Ottawa got hammered in 2005 with many buses getting stuck in the snow. Yet the airport only recorded 8", while Montreal had a storm that rivaled that of March 1971. January 21,2006 was much like today, although the airport only recorded 6.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Well, I guess officially the storm was a bust for Ottawa even though it didn't feel like a bust. It felt like and overperformer! How the ycan call this less than 6" is beyond me. I shoveled twice! You practically have to trudge through the unplowed sidewalks. On the local Montreal news they're saying Montreal got between 8-10". How on earth did Ottawa supposedly get shafted? This reminds me of December17,2005 and January 21,2006. All indications were that Ottawa got hammered in 2005 with many buses getting stuck in the snow. Yet the airport only recorded 8", while Montreal had a storm that rivaled that of March 1971. January 21,2006 was much like today, although the airport only recorded 6.5" Ya, that's about right.. I live in the heart of downtown, and we easily got anywhere between 8 and 10 inches.. I'm curious what the final tally will be at the airport.. As for your neck of the woods, I have a friend who lives in Ottawa, and he told me that he figures that he got about 8 inches of snow.. Cheers, Scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ya, that's about right.. I live in the heart of downtown, and we easily got anywhere between 8 and 10 inches.. I'm curious what the final tally will be at the airport.. As for your neck of the woods, I have a friend who lives in Ottawa, and he told me that he figures that he got about 8 inches of snow.. Cheers, Scratch 8" sounds about right. EC is on crack with their 4-5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 You are right OB, no way we only got 6 inches. I say easily 8+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx4cast Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yeah......I walked through the backyard with the ladder to get some snow off the roof edge and the depth averaged just below my knees. And yes, you got a bit over an inch more than me for the combined last 2 days...........But your inch more here and there is starting to add up Snow depth envy...what a shame. you're on fire today It didn't help none of the snow melted. Yes he is....I hear he will be having a show in Vegas I'm going to shave my legs and dress up in one them showgirl outfits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying MXZ Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 1" overnight from the squall/les/upslope to bring the "storm" total to 9" (both events). It is looking like winter here now with pretty good sized snowbanks. They were quite ugly yesterday with some melting at 36°, but the overnight snow covered that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontario squalls Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Got 3" of LES late yest and overnight. So 2-day total of 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Well wrapping this one up from Redfield! Wasn't here for Round 1 so not sure how much but dont think more than a couple inches. About 5" or 6" Round 2. I didn't measure as diligently as normal due to severe dissppointment HA! Hey but all in all worth the trip. I got to meet Huff and spend time with my son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roady Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Round 1- 6" followed by freezing drizzle. Round 2- 4" a little sleet and freezing rain. Round 3- 5" of backlash FES. It was a crippling 3 days here by hey the media needed a ratings boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx4cast Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Round 1- 6" followed by freezing drizzle. Round 2- 4" a little sleet and freezing rain. Round 3- 5" of backlash FES. It was a crippling 3 days here by hey the media needed a ratings boost. Not really sweeps started today! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxinar Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 The airports official observation is 11mm of precip, and 17.2 cms of snow. It is still less...the state of the roads and sidewalks which were not cleaned clearly indicate more than 20 (8" +). A system like that in the US (multiple spotters and observers) might be worthwhile, especially for cities that are large in area. Have multiple observations from different parts (forums like these are a good indication there won't be any shortage of volunteers!) On a side note, I might add the media was exceptionally biased in reporting the storm....they take an underlying assumption that everybody hates snow and winter, and thus reports like "Ottawa dodges bullet" surface. We didn't. And many people like winter, cold and snow, so it might be better to have a neutral tone to articles...after all, it is supposed to be objective news, not opinionated drivel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 AWCN11 CWTO 030705 Weather summary for all of Southern Ontario and The national Capital region Issued by Environment Canada Toronto at 2:04 AM EST Thursday 3 February 2011. Updated storm reports. ------------------------------------------------------------- ==weather event discussion== The low pressure centre which tracked across the lower Great Lakes Is over the Atlantic early this morning. Much of southern and Eastern Ontario received a wide swath of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday February second. Brisk to strong northeast winds accompanied the snow reducing visibilities significantly. Blizzard conditions affected some areas including Hamilton with 8 hours of blizzard conditions, with near blizzard conditions in nearby regions. Even Wiarton willie was snow-bound, and didn't see his shadow, but graciously provided a snow observation. The table below shows the total snowfall amounts and wind gusts received by Environment Canada as of 10 PM Wednesday. Snowfall amounts are difficult to measure where heavy winds accompanied the snow. Those observations are indicated as estimated amounts. ------------------------------------------------------------- Location snowfall amounts (cm) Windsor airport 22 London airport 19 Sarnia 15-20 (estimate) Kingsville 20 Thornbury 30 Hamilton (west mountain) 28 (estimate) Niagara Escarpment (Thorold) 29 Dundas 25 Burlington/Ancaster/waterdown 23 (estimate) Fergus 15 Kitchener 15 Balaclava (ne of Owen Sound) 33 Wiarton 23 Kincardine 32 Orillia 19 Coldwater (nw of Orillia) 20 Shanty Bay (near Barrie) 22 Muskoka 17 Ashburn (N of Whitby) 20 N Richmond Hill 17 Toronto 13-19 Brampton 19 Trenton 17 Brighton 15 Peterborough 12-15 (estimate) Cornwall 25-30 Casselman (E of Ottawa) 20 Ottawa airport 15 Gatineau 12 Wind gusts (km/h) Long Point 118 Erieau (se of Chatham) 83 Port Weller (near St. Catharines) 84 Burlington 84 Windsor 78 London 68 Toronto Island 67 Please note that this summary contains the observations at the time of broadcast and does not constitute an official and final report of the weather events or the high impact events attributed to the weather events. END/OSPC re: the ottawa controversy i spoke to my dad about the env canada report and he said that in spots there is only about 4 inches while in other spots there are drifts to 2 feet+. there was a lot of wind, and it seemed difficult to measure. my best estimate is usually obs and radar. using obs from the airport, 15 cm is defintely reasonable, in fact its a little more than the obs suggest.....but as you know i questioned the obs all day long. but using radar, my estimate would have been closer to 20-22cm i am guessing the truth lies in between somewhere all the drifted measurements, sheltered areas and radar/obs comromise......maybe 7.5 inches?....with a lot of drifting.....and locally SLIGHTLY higher amounts possible (this wasnt a storm with mesoscale localized features). as far as calling this a bust for ottawa....it wasnt.... env canada called for 6-7 inches. Don Sutherland called for 6-10 inches my monday afternoon official call was for 4-8 inches with higher amounts along the international border ie cornwall. there defintely wasnt a bust here.....i suppose the intensity of the wind and 2-3 hour band in the morning wasnt stressed enough....and certainly the ferocity of that caught me off guard too. it was a good snowstorm for sure, owing a lot to the powdery snow that was blown around easily by the wind and frigid temperatures. and in fact, the storm turned out much better in our region than it could have been 2 days before. still waiting for the official report from montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Whiteface was the big winner with the synoptic snow and then LES on SW / upslope flow: Snowfall: (in inches) Last 24 Hours: 23 Last 3 Days: 30 Last 7 Days: 39 YTD: 145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 AWCN11 CWTO 030705 Weather summary for all of Southern Ontario and The national Capital region Issued by Environment Canada Toronto at 2:04 AM EST Thursday 3 February 2011. Updated storm reports. ------------------------------------------------------------- ==weather event discussion== The low pressure centre which tracked across the lower Great Lakes Is over the Atlantic early this morning. Much of southern and Eastern Ontario received a wide swath of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday February second. Brisk to strong northeast winds accompanied the snow reducing visibilities significantly. Blizzard conditions affected some areas including Hamilton with 8 hours of blizzard conditions, with near blizzard conditions in nearby regions. Even Wiarton willie was snow-bound, and didn't see his shadow, but graciously provided a snow observation. The table below shows the total snowfall amounts and wind gusts received by Environment Canada as of 10 PM Wednesday. Snowfall amounts are difficult to measure where heavy winds accompanied the snow. Those observations are indicated as estimated amounts. ------------------------------------------------------------- Location snowfall amounts (cm) Windsor airport 22 London airport 19 Sarnia 15-20 (estimate) Kingsville 20 Thornbury 30 Hamilton (west mountain) 28 (estimate) Niagara Escarpment (Thorold) 29 Dundas 25 Burlington/Ancaster/waterdown 23 (estimate) Fergus 15 Kitchener 15 Balaclava (ne of Owen Sound) 33 Wiarton 23 Kincardine 32 Orillia 19 Coldwater (nw of Orillia) 20 Shanty Bay (near Barrie) 22 Muskoka 17 Ashburn (N of Whitby) 20 N Richmond Hill 17 Toronto 13-19 Brampton 19 Trenton 17 Brighton 15 Peterborough 12-15 (estimate) Cornwall 25-30 Casselman (E of Ottawa) 20 Ottawa airport 15 Gatineau 12 Wind gusts (km/h) Long Point 118 Erieau (se of Chatham) 83 Port Weller (near St. Catharines) 84 Burlington 84 Windsor 78 London 68 Toronto Island 67 Please note that this summary contains the observations at the time of broadcast and does not constitute an official and final report of the weather events or the high impact events attributed to the weather events. END/OSPC re: the ottawa controversy i spoke to my dad about the env canada report and he said that in spots there is only about 4 inches while in other spots there are drifts to 2 feet+. there was a lot of wind, and it seemed difficult to measure. my best estimate is usually obs and radar. using obs from the airport, 15 cm is defintely reasonable, in fact its a little more than the obs suggest.....but as you know i questioned the obs all day long. but using radar, my estimate would have been closer to 20-22cm i am guessing the truth lies in between somewhere all the drifted measurements, sheltered areas and radar/obs comromise......maybe 7.5 inches?....with a lot of drifting.....and locally SLIGHTLY higher amounts possible (this wasnt a storm with mesoscale localized features). as far as calling this a bust for ottawa....it wasnt.... env canada called for 6-7 inches. Don Sutherland called for 6-10 inches my monday afternoon official call was for 4-8 inches with higher amounts along the international border ie cornwall. there defintely wasnt a bust here.....i suppose the intensity of the wind and 2-3 hour band in the morning wasnt stressed enough....and certainly the ferocity of that caught me off guard too. it was a good snowstorm for sure, owing a lot to the powdery snow that was blown around easily by the wind and frigid temperatures. and in fact, the storm turned out much better in our region than it could have been 2 days before. still waiting for the official report from montreal. Good point. I'm glad we at least got to 6" as that's warning criteria, and thus a storm. The big bust was down in Toronto. It reminds me of December 30,1997 when people were preparing for a foot of snow which could shut down the city. The storm missed toronto completely, and Ottawa too if I recall. Someone on another forum commented that Toronto's biggeest ever bust was January 26,1978. Before my time, but it would be interesting to know what the forecast had been. I guess I should go to the library sometime and check newspapers from the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Good point. I'm glad we at least got to 6" as that's warning criteria, and thus a storm. The big bust was down in Toronto. It reminds me of December 30,1997 when people were preparing for a foot of snow which could shut down the city. The storm missed toronto completely, and Ottawa too if I recall. Someone on another forum commented that Toronto's biggeest ever bust was January 26,1978. Before my time, but it would be interesting to know what the forecast had been. I guess I should go to the library sometime and check newspapers from the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 still no official, final word from montreal or ottawa on totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteo Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 anyone know if this storm busted in qpf for the albany area or just in snowfall amount? ie they were calling for 18", we got about 10", but it was really fine-grained, heavy and dry snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Girl Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Snow depth envy...what a shame. It didn't help none of the snow melted. I'm going to shave my legs and dress up in one them showgirl outfits. You will look great in that outfit...Boyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 officially 17.2cm or 6.8 inches in ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 finally got an official total from montreal 22.8 cm / 9 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 officially 17.2cm or 6.8 inches in ottawa. Yes, which is much more reasonable than the 11cm they were touting before. I still say we'll get a footer snowstorm before the winter is out, likely in late february or early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes, which is much more reasonable than the 11cm they were touting before. I still say we'll get a footer snowstorm before the winter is out, likely in late february or early March. i agree hopefully we get 2 or 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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