Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 heavy snow at ottawa airport now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 man its snowing everywhere around montreal island.....east, west, north and south. not sure what caused this warm air intrusion at the surface in the city. i realize the winds shifted SSE but wasnt expecting that.....perhaps a local mesolow effect or something? Ya, I just looked outside expecting to see more rain, and much to my surprise it's snowing, granted it's wet snow, but in my world, wet snow trumps rain.. :-) Cheers, Scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxinar Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 man its snowing everywhere around montreal island.....east, west, north and south. Welcome to Ottawa Thats been the story of our winter! Really heavy snow here...must be approaching, or perhaps crossed, 15cms/6inches. I hope it turns good for your guys....though its hard to feel pity...you have had a much better winter haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ya, I just looked outside expecting to see more rain, and much to my surprise it's snowing, granted it's wet snow, but in my world, wet snow trumps rain.. :-) Cheers, Scratch great news! cold air is going to mix in, the sooner we can flip to snow, the better for accums. just rain here in west montreal still but it looks as though wet snow is mixing in as well at the vaudreuil bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Welcome to Ottawa Thats been the story of our winter! Really heavy snow here...must be approaching, or perhaps crossed, 15cms/6inches. I hope it turns good for your guys....though its hard to feel pity...you have had a much better winter haha! we were due for a last minute ottawa like bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 [/url] Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe 10:54 AM EST Monday 28 February 2011 Snowfall warning for Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe issued Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxinar Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe 10:54 AM EST Monday 28 February 2011 Snowfall warning for Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe issued YES! In a way, its now a complete winter...we have had a Winter Storm Watch, a Winter Storm Warning, a Snowfall Warning, a Freezing Rain Warning and a Flash Freeze Warning. Only thing missing is a Blizzard Warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 it has been pouring down snow for the past hour! Interestingly, the Rideau Canal skateway has remained open despite it being announced yesterday that it would be closed. I guess once the freezing rain didn't materialize, they decided it was safe to keep it open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 great news! cold air is going to mix in, the sooner we can flip to snow, the better for accums. just rain here in west montreal still but it looks as though wet snow is mixing in as well at the vaudreuil bridge. Well the snow has definitely picked up in intensity downtown.. Seeing as how they were calling for a ridiculous high of 52 a few days ago, this is a nice surprise.. Hopefully like you mentioned, the cold air will continue to mix in, and we stay all snow! Cheers, Scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well the snow has definitely picked up in intensity downtown.. Seeing as how they were calling for a ridiculous high of 52 a few days ago, this is a nice surprise.. Hopefully like you mentioned, the cold air will continue to mix in, and we stay all snow! Cheers, Scratch deffinately a good storm by this winter's standards. Congrats are in order for last night's GFS which nailed the storm for eastern Ontario, saying we'd get bombed with snow...right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 wet snow here now , starting to slushy accumlate. problem here unlike in south ottawa, our temp is around 0 while ottawa was solidly minus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just measured 5.5 inches. Still snowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just shoveled for the second time. This time around the snow is wet. It compacted a lot, so it wouldn't surprise me if our totals are around 8 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 very heavy, final band now approaching ottawa.....it should end abruptly in the next hour or so, but a good to great storm for them today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 parents texted me, saying its a complete whiteout in this band in south ottawa, but no wind. still rain and some sloppy snow mixed in here......ahhhh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 snowing heavily. Big flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxinar Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wow...this was fun! Measured about 8 inches/20 cms on the ground (previously bare) in many spots...given the compaction, I would imagine more than 20 cms fell (up in the north anyways). So OLs aggressive call panned out Impressive amounts given the relatively short duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wow...this was fun! Measured about 8 inches/20 cms on the ground (previously bare) in many spots...given the compaction, I would imagine more than 20 cms fell (up in the north anyways). So OLs aggressive call panned out Impressive amounts given the relatively short duration. agressive in ottawa, conservative in montreal all in all, as OB mentioned, the GFS handled the system best with the brief but intense precip duration... although it was a bit too cold in montreal.....no model really showed that wind shift and surface warming though on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 how did you do Proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just got to my friends house in Kanata, and I kid you not when I say I measured only 10cms. 20cms is about right at my place, in Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 deffinately a good storm by this winter's standards. Congrats are in order for last night's GFS which nailed the storm for eastern Ontario, saying we'd get bombed with snow...right about now. Congrats! You guys were _WAY_ overdue to get nailed with a big time snow event, although it took much longer than expected.. Enjoy the snow! :-) Cheers, Scrtach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It was all snow where I live, but Kanata wasn't so lucky. Under the 6 official cms, there's a half inch thick layer of ice. What a difference 45kms make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It was all snow where I live, but Kanata wasn't so lucky. Under the 6 official cms, there's a half inch thick layer of ice. What a difference 45kms make! yeah my parents said there was about 3 inches (7-8cm) in barrhaven with a thick layer of ice below.......S and W sections obviously did much worse than N and E sections, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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