ayuud11 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Heavy snow with strong winds currently,Don Paul calling for additional 2-4" for BUF and 4-6 for Niagara Falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just finished shoveling my lot...about 30-35 cm. Will phone a report to EC...that YHM measurement is waaay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Snowfall report issued by EC at 4pm indicates a 13.3" out of Thornhill. Well, at least this shows that my measurements have been reasonably accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just finished shoveling again. Unreal snow out there. I don't remember the last time I saw this much. I haven't heard anyone in the Hamilton/Dundas/Burlington area hit 40cm with any measurements yet, but hearing a lot of 35-37. Keep in mind, Hamilton didn't get anything yesterday when areas from Lake Huron to the GTA got that initial 4-8cm. At 4am this morning we had nothing. By 4pm, 35cm. That's a great storm in 12 hours. The city is virtually shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well, at least this shows that my measurements have been reasonably accurate. Buttonville too had 13.3" at 4pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just finished shoveling again. Unreal snow out there. I don't remember the last time I saw this much. I haven't heard anyone in the Hamilton/Dundas/Burlington area hit 40cm with any measurements yet, but hearing a lot of 35-37. Keep in mind, Hamilton didn't get anything yesterday when areas from Lake Huron to the GTA got that initial 4-8cm. At 4am this morning we had nothing. By 4pm, 35cm. That's a great storm in 12 hours. The city is virtually shut down. Gonna go take a final measurement. Will report to EC...yes Hamilton is completely shut down...plows have come around here once...earlier today. They need to come around again. EDIT: Average of about 31-34cm out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Gonna go take a final measurement. Will report to EC...yes Hamilton is completely shut down...plows have come around here once...earlier today. They need to come around again. no plows here yet. Cars are stuck in the middle of the roads. My back is killing from all the shovelling and helping to push cars out. haha It's a good 'sore' though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The neighbourhood roads are a mess here. Saw three cars stuck on my street and ended up helping them shovel out while I was out for my walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The neighbourhood roads are a mess here. Saw three cars stuck on my street and ended up helping them shovel out while I was out for my walk. Yea, I love doing that. The sense of community is great during a storm like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 no plows here yet. Cars are stuck in the middle of the roads. My back is killing from all the shovelling and helping to push cars out. haha It's a good 'sore' though. About to go and shovel my grandparents place. Phoned EC, I said I was a trained Canwarn Spotter from Hamilton...the lady started laughing and said oh perfect..we needed a report from there....so I assume they know that Hamilton's measurements are a little messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Your property from your pictures looks beautiful. Where I live now is beautiful (Spring Lake area), but when I get the money, I am going to move to a more private location. I'm house sitting for my parents who are on vacation in Costa Rica right now. My apartment is about 4 miles away but I stayed the night at my parents house for easier digging out. They are in a beautiful location, especially during the winter. The mosquitoes can be awful in the summer though, and raking in the fall is a royal pain in the butt. Winter >> Summer living in the woods. I might post more pics later on, but in a different thread. Let this one be for the Toronto people right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 About to go and shovel my grandparents place. Phoned EC, I said I was a trained Canwarn Spotter from Hamilton...the lady started laughing and said oh perfect..we needed a report from there....so I assume they know that Hamilton's measurements are a little messed up. lol that's precious. Anytime I call in my reports i get the sense the guy at the other end of the line is rolling his eyes at me. I think they think they've got enough observations from Toronto proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 We picked up 12 to 15 inches in this area. With that on top of the snow we already had on the ground....it is quite the winter wonderland! Congratulations! I think I have right around 9 here at my parents house. It looks like I'm right on a tight gradient with lesser amounts just to the south and greater just north. It was tough to blow as the bottom 5 inches or so was pretty dense. Thankfully that back-end band had some fluffier snow with it to top things off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Great pictures and reports from Ontario this afternoon! I got more pictures, but I'll post them in another thread as well. Ontario members can have the rest of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 As promised, here are some pictures from northeast Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 As promised, here are some pictures from northeast Toronto.DSC05352.jpgDSC05405.jpgDSC05406.jpgDSC05417.jpgDSC05415.jpgDSC05409.jpg Very nice. Definitely a few more inches than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Nice pics Ottawa,they don't have snowplows up there lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Love the pics. Love the results up there. Genuinely happy for you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Nice pics Ottawa,they don't have snowplows up there lol? lol. That's a big issue here today. It's taking the plows forever to clear up the main roads, nevermind the side streets! To be fair, this storm came during the day, not at night, so many were driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 A couple of more pictures. Note how the car's tires were half buried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 lol. That's a big issue here today. It's taking the plows forever to clear up the main roads, nevermind the side streets! To be fair, this storm came during the day, not at night, so many were driving. We must be spoiled down here lol,they plow every 30 mins here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Not one pic I've seen looks less then 12" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I haven't seen a plow today other than on the street through our hood that is a bus route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 About to go and shovel my grandparents place. Phoned EC, I said I was a trained Canwarn Spotter from Hamilton...the lady started laughing and said oh perfect..we needed a report from there....so I assume they know that Hamilton's measurements are a little messed up. haha...that's funny. I noticed they just added a report from the West Mtn of 32cm. Perhaps that was yours? I must say, I've got a bit of confidence restored in the models. I was basically at the point this winter where I would totally ignore them when it showed us getting a major snowfall 4 or 5 days out. Even last night when they were still showing 30-40cm I didn't believe it. So nice to see this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 As promised, here are some pictures from northeast Toronto.DSC05352.jpgDSC05405.jpgDSC05406.jpgDSC05417.jpgDSC05415.jpgDSC05409.jpg awesome pics...thx for sharing. Been a LONG time since we had a widespread Southern Ontario storm like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 12.2" as of 7pm. Could add a few more tenths but that should do it. Setting aside the 15"+ in 1999, these 12-13" type deals are basically what constitutes "whoppers" for YYZ. Just my 4th foot plus storm since 1997. Drifts up to 20". Looks amazing out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 awesome pics...thx for sharing. Been a LONG time since we had a widespread Southern Ontario storm like this. Second that sentiment. Congrats to the TO crew. You've been waiting a long time for a storm to deliver . About time. Enjoy it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Excellent pics/reports today guys. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 FYI, just heard the first measurement of 40cm in my area. Just a couple minutes from me around the tip of the Harbour. This is always a prime spot for snow due to the proximity to the lake and the long E and ENE wind that adds enhancement along with the up-sloping due to the elevating terrain at this end of the Harbour. http://goo.gl/maps/9bB6C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Second that sentiment. Congrats to the TO crew. You've been waiting a long time for a storm to deliver . About time. Enjoy it!! How'd you fair Alan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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