snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah its hard to get a legit number. Nipher looks to be no match for this LOL. I'll be up around 6-7am so I'll have an early observational number haha. Yup. 1.2mm as of 1am. Already low by about 1/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Dry air wrapping in could damper things. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/eaus/flash-wv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yup. 1.2mm as of 1am. Already low by about 1/2.Good ol' Nipher LOL.Yeah I went outside to measure and I have about 2.4cm down so far. Radar returns towards London dont seem very encouraging so lets hope the next few hours pull through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Dry air wrapping in could damper things. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/eaus/flash-wv.html Think it'll mostly miss us to the south. But you can never be too far north when it comes to dryslots. Always seem to be underdone on models. How's the snow coming down in that little minima over yby now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 YYZ reporting +SN with visibility down to 0.4km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 YYZ reporting +SN with visibility down to 0.4km Can attest to that. Looks like 2"/hr stuff. If only it could snow like this for even just 3-4 hours. No TSSN though AFAICT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Can attest to that. Looks like 2"/hr stuff. If only it could snow like this for even just 3-4 hours. No TSSN though AFAICT Yeah, doesn't seem like it'll last. Lighter snows towards Hamilton. Going to need some decent deformation bands to form and stay consistent if we want to hit atleast 10cm (4"). *Potential secondary low this weekend has lost momentum as well. Models kill off the s/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, doesn't seem like it'll last. Lighter snows towards Hamilton. Going to need some decent deformation bands to form and stay consistent if we want to hit atleast 10cm (4"). *Potential secondary low this weekend has lost momentum as well. Models kill off the s/w. Returns starting to fill back in south of London. We're already in the 1.5-2" range. I don't think 4" is going to be that much of a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Good chunk of snow down, and tho the airport might not agree, I'd call this solid SN/+SN. A new snow drift in the parking lot to the bottom of one car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Who else went to Crystal beach to witness this jaw dropping Ice Caves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 LOL what a fail. -_- 6.0cm here. I'm going back to sleep lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 LOL what a fail. -_- 6.0cm here. I'm going back to sleep lol Can't win em all. I went to bed at 2 and radar looked decent. Then I go back and look at the 24 hr obs at YYZ and it obviously all fell to **** shortly thereafter. Cyclone matured too quickly. Bliz96 nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Tough to tell because of the blowing but it can't be more than 3" here. Looks like a little comma head is trying to form over us. Maybe we squeeze out a bit more and save me from a bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Snow starting to increase again. Solid -SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Moderate snow and radar looks good. Could make a run at 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Looks like the low just passed to our east. NW winds are pulling in some nicer looking bands. KC radar looking good for a burst of high end -SN or even low end moderate for the west end. Edit: Just saw SSC's post. Have 8cm here so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 About 10cm last night. Thunder and lightning too around 11pm so that's always cool. Trip to TO auto show postponed until tomorrow as I am guessing 401 will be really slow at least this morning. I'll be out to takes some pics of the snowpiles after I finish shovelling out again as they are probably maxed out for the season today. I didn't think it would be likely, but the snowbanks are bigger than 2010-11 at least IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Apparently Pearson is reporting 4 cm, Markham 8cm. I haven't been out to measure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Take a look at this article from TWN. Based on data in downtown Toronto, the city is headed for its third coldest winter of the past 50 years, its 11th coldest of the past 100 years and its 38th coldest winter since records began in 1840. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/has-it-really-been-that-cold-in-southern-ontario/21691/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Not much excitement downtown. We had +SN and visibility down to less than 100 m last night around 1 am when I went to bed, but only woke up to under 3" -SN most of the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 After dying to almost nothing, sudden burst of +SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Not much excitement downtown. We had +SN and visibility down to less than 100 m last night around 1 am when I went to bed, but only woke up to under 3" -SN most of the morning Similar story here, around 1am was the highlight. Crashed shortly after. Will get a measurement when I get home but would estimate around 3" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Nice burst of +SN here as well. Up to 7.0cm from my last measurement. RGEM nailed this event. It was the driest and weakened the low far quicker than the other models, which was the case in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Nice burst of +SN here as well. Up to 7.0cm from my last measurement. RGEM nailed this event. It was the driest and weakened the low far quicker than the other models, which was the case in the end. The RGEM has done well all winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The RGEM has done well all winter. Way too warm for the Jan 5 event and the Feb 1 event. That's all I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Models have a soaker this Thursday-Friday. Not looking great for our snowpack. Sadly, nothing on the horizon thereafter -_-. Sure this winter has been cold with consistent snowcover, but when you compare the GTA with surrounding regions its been sh!t. YYZ is ~100cm for the season, whereas everyone around us is at/nearing 200cm, lol. This differential has been around for the past 4-5 winters, so I have every right to say this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Models have a soaker this Thursday-Friday. Not looking great for our snowpack. Sadly, nothing on the horizon thereafter -_-. Sure this winter has been cold with consistent snowcover, but when you compare the GTA with surrounding regions its been sh!t. YYZ is ~100cm for the season, whereas everyone around us is at/nearing 200cm, lol. This differential has been around for the past 4-5 winters, so I have every right to say this. I agree. However, I would rather have a constant snowpack than have 30 cm snowfalls that melt a week later, as happens in the Mid-Atlantic states. This winter is still an A- for me. The fact we haven't had as much snow as surrounding areas prevents it from getting an A or A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This winter is a B- for me at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Looks like I finished up with about 10cm. A satisfying event given I was actually expecting less. Here's hoping the snowpack can survive the brief thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Up to 168cm locally, and we only needed 160cm to hit average. As for the warm up and rain: it's going to become a lake out there. Heading to the mall to buy a pair of rubber boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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