michsnowfreak Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Brilliant! It's ripping right now! Ground already completely coated in just a few minutes. Only landmark you can see now from that above photo is the street lamps. Nice. Im really hoping for one of the bands to hit here overnight, but with lake effect outside the snowbelts its always better to expect a trace and be surprised rather than expect a band to hit you and get upset that it missed you. Hoping to replace some of the white. Last nights 2.2" kept the ground white for about 14 hours lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm not necessarily an expert on Lake Huron lake effect snows, but it looks like some areas will end up seeing 10-20cms (locally more) (4-8") of Lake Effect in SW Ontario tonight into Saturday morning... A good amount of convergence is occuring between the low pressure deepening over Quebec and the high pressure building in from the west which seems to be fueling an area of general snows and two main snow bands...one stretching from the western portion of Georgian Bay, likely enhanced by convergence along that shoreline, southeast into areas north and east of Toronto...and another, more intense band that might have rates exceeding 2"/4cms an hour, is stretching from the NW shoreline of Lake Huron due to shoreline convergence and is extending southeast over the heart of the lake into areas just east of Gooderich into Hamilton and Kitchener, ON. Given that mid level synoptic moisture will persist through much of Saturday morning and the wind direction will not chance much overnight (perhaps gain a slight additional northerly component), these bands should persist for another 12+ hours...given the heavy rates occuring beneath them, decent totals should be realized in areas seeing bands now and perhaps just southwest of current bands as the bands could try slipping a bit farther southwest overnight into early Saturday... Note the above mentioned convergence where the lake effect is occuring: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Nice. Im really hoping for one of the bands to hit here overnight, but with lake effect outside the snowbelts its always better to expect a trace and be surprised rather than expect a band to hit you and get upset that it missed you. Hoping to replace some of the white. Last nights 2.2" kept the ground white for about 14 hours lol. Good luck! We just hit 1" in 30 minutes. Seems like this came out of no where. Got the emergency text for the snow squall warnings next county over, but it suddenly shifted here. Really making up for the snowstorm bust this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just arriving in the western sections of Hamilton now. Decent snows, gusty winds and the ground is now covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Good luck! We just hit 1" in 30 minutes. Seems like this came out of no where. Got the emergency text for the snow squall warnings next county over, but it suddenly shifted here. Really making up for the snowstorm bust this morning. That band over you is a bit transient, but the band itself is well developed so if it camps over you for even 2-3 hours, you will make out well with this lake effect event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm not necessarily an expert on Lake Huron lake effect snows, but it looks like some areas will end up seeing 10-20cms (locally more) (4-8") of Lake Effect in SW Ontario tonight into Saturday morning... Indeed. The current warning calls for 6" across Huron and Perth Counties...and that is usually the norm in these events with locally higher amounts. Some prolonged events will pull in feet of snow in some areas. We don't get that many LES events in Waterloo Region unless there is a near perfect set up coming off the lake. An event like this might hit once every 2 winters. This is our second event this winter. The last one dropped 4" or so. Man, this is so exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just arriving in the western sections of Hamilton now. Decent snows, gusty winds and the ground is now covered. The band is taking on kind of an S shape. Don't know if I've ever seen that one before, and I don't know what that could mean about being cut off soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just took this one. The night settings on my phone don't do justice. Edit, just measured 2"/5cm in five places...in just 45 minutes. Still no warning from EC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The band is taking on kind of an S shape. Don't know if I've ever seen that one before, and I don't know what that could mean about being cut off soon. Enjoy your lake effect. Another reason for me to move out of snow-hole GTA lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Assuming the system on Wednesday is rain, or at best freezing rain, this will be the least snowiest DJF in Toronto record keeping history, at any of the observation locations (73 years at Pearson, ~160 years downtown). Now you will hear the global warming discussions heating up and dave phillips will be all over this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just took this one. The night settings on my phone don't do justice. Edit, just measured 2"/5cm in five places...in just 45 minutes. Still no warning from EC. Cool! Looks like Kitchener is really getting it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 KBUF radar shows the band extending to Buffalo. This is just epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just took this one. The night settings on my phone don't do justice. Edit, just measured 2"/5cm in five places...in just 45 minutes. Still no warning from EC. wow...the ground was bare an hour ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 wow...the ground was bare an hour ago? The pavement was clear, but the grass had a bit of spotty coating. The picture I first posted from the window shows how there was some snow down...just as the LES band was approaching from the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Getting hard to measure because the wind is just howling about 30mph. There is a one foot drift on the porch walk against the house. Measured 3"/7cm-ish in open spots down to the road. Best event of the season! Looks like it's about to end on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Getting hard to measure because the wind is just howling about 30mph. There is a one foot drift on the porch walk against the house. Measured 3"/7cm-ish in open spots down to the road. Best event of the season! Looks like it's about to end on radar. Are you sure? That band still looks like it's ready and getting reloaded over lake huron and is coming towards you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Are you sure? That band still looks like it's ready and getting reloaded over lake huron and is coming towards you. Looks like it's prepping to set up shop over Stratford and Woodstock. But, I don't really know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Friday, February 24th: Hi: 35F Lo: 24F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 32MPH Rainfall: 0.45" Snowfall: 3.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Are you sure? That band still looks like it's ready and getting reloaded over lake huron and is coming towards you. Looks like it's prepping to set up shop over Stratford and Woodstock. But, I don't really know Actually looks like it's coming back this way. At 1130pm a trained weather spotter reported 2" in Milverton 18 miles northwest of here. Jives well with my 3" since 11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Warning issued for Region of Waterloo and Wellington County! SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:59 AM EST SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO... SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR: =NEW= WATERLOO - WELLINGTON HURON - PERTH. A SNOW SQUALL CONTINUES TO EXTENDING FROM BETWEEN GODERICH AND KINTAIL SOUTHEAST TO THE KITCHENER - WATERLOO AREA AND AS FAR EAST AS GUELPH AT TIMES. ANOTHER SMALLER SNOW SQUALL EXTENDS IN FROM NEAR BAYFIELD TO THE STRATFORD AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 15 CM ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS. TRAINED SPOTTERS IN THE KITCHENER, MILVERTON AND ELMIRA AREAS HAVE ALL REPORTED VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW LAST EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 KM/H WILL CAUSE FREQUENT VERY LOW TO NIL VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOTE THAT DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM ZERO VISIBILITY IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 CM PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS SNOW SQUALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 We're up 5"...here's a foot and then some tall drift on the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Who could resist the first big shovel...even if it is 5am. All new snow. Sorry for cam quality...both those main piles are about 3 ft even if it doesn't look. Bless you Lake Huron and your abundance of snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 18 °F as the sun rises, we're near the coldest part of this air mass with 850s at ~5 °F. Forecast high of only 28 °F today, but with some minor WAA and full sun I think we can break freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 We're up 5"...here's a foot and then some tall drift on the drive. Wow. What was your forecast before the LES started? As I said, no use getting excited for LES here, just hope to be surprised. We had just a trace overnight, just enough to LIGHTLY dust the rooftops and such...while areas literally 3-5 miles to my south looked to have gotten a half inch, and Im thinking they got closer to an inch near hm8 in Ann Arbor. Also looks like a heavy dusting in the city of Detroit and the Wayne/Oakland county border which was supposed to be much too far north for the LES last night. Yes it wont last and its just stat-padder snow, a term that has been coined this winter around here, but now that Im left out of the stat-padder snow I can tell you it sucks, and I will welcome it with open arms, never calling it names like "stat-padder" again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Nice pics Mike. I'll be up in Barrie today. Hopefully I'll get slammed although the bands seem to be weakening now that dry air is getting entrained in the decreasingly cyclonic flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Not gonna complain as mby was one of the jackpots for the Feb 10/11 snowstorm, and these are just dustings, but I have to lol that I think Im in about the only 1-mile radius that hasnt seen measurable snow this morning in Wayne county. The snow has been falling off and on, but the tiny intense bursts keep JUST missing me. Took this pic of a snow cloud that just passed to my south, reminds me of a summer storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Who could resist the first big shovel...even if it is 5am. All new snow. Sorry for cam quality...both those main piles are about 3 ft even if it doesn't look. Bless you Lake Huron and your abundance of snow! Congrats on the snow, Mike. I noticed the band last night was in your neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Getting a Squall after Squall this morning...Some accumulations with them. Might squeeze out 0.5"-1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Cold crisp morning here. Had a low of 17°, temperature has risen to 22.5°. Wind chill running about 10° cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Got down to 16 here. Temps are slow to rise so far, only up to 22. Almost kind of strange seeing it so bright outside with all the snow and sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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