YHM Supercell Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Amazing snow rates here. Can't remember the last time I've seen something like this. Maybe February 2013... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Heavy snow band currently in North Etobicoke/Vaughan. The radar shows the narrow strip nicely. Big fat flakes as well. Visibility down to 0.5km here. http://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=wkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Visibility is roughly 150ft here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm surprised its pretty quiet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:23 AM, Snowstorms said: I'm surprised its pretty quiet right now. Aside from the occasional wind gust, nothing all that exciting happening really. Not even at 3.0 cm here yet, visibility is still pretty good thanks to very small flake size, rates are pretty run-of-the-mill for synoptic snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 No idea the amount of snow out there. My path is knee deep. Road is about 15-20cm, some spots bare...some spots well in excess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Getting into a better band now. Winds ramped up sharply as well. It's rippin out there Really enjoyable storm to watch out the window. Jeb walk in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 2:16 AM, Snowstorms said: Current Mesoscale analysis shows the storm currently on the border of Indiana and Ohio at 1002mb. Anybody know what the 21z SREF mean was? QPF mean was 0.57" For snowfall accumulations, mean was 15.5" with the lowest member being 11.3" Essentially the same as the last couple runs with a tad less QPF (~0.05" less). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 In order for flake size to spike above this 10:1 powder were going to need to see the defo band push a little further North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:48 AM, blizzardof96 said: In order for flake size to spike above this 10:1 powder were going to need to see the defo band push a little further North. Doesn't appear like it's going to happen unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:48 AM, blizzardof96 said: In order for flake size to spike above this 10:1 powder were going to need to see the defo band push a little further North. I agree. Based on the latest radar from King City, it looks like a defo band is in the process of setting up. It may affect the GTA, but it's going to be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Unsure of snow totals at this point probably between 10 and 15cm but I can't be sure just finished work. went thru a whiteouts on the drive home and roads are not plowed. Big street wide drifts out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:48 AM, blizzardof96 said: In order for flake size to spike above this 10:1 powder were going to need to see the defo band push a little further North. Some decent returns just south of the area. Should start creeping up north. Had a nice mini deformation band for about 30 minutes earlier. Huge flake size and reduced visibility. Up to 5.5cm now. hbu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:37 AM, harrisale said: Getting into a better band now. Winds ramped up sharply as well. It's rippin out there Really enjoyable storm to watch out the window. Jeb walk in a bit. You're fairly close by what would you say accumulation is like? Blowing snow mess over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:45 AM, WestCoaster said: QPF mean was 0.57" For snowfall accumulations, mean was 15.5" with the lowest member being 11.3" Essentially the same as the last couple runs with a tad less QPF (~0.05" less). SREF has been consistent on showing heavier amounts. At this point it seems unlikely but we'll see. Were going to need to get those ratios up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:52 AM, WestCoaster said: Doesn't appear like it's going to happen unfortunately. I disagree but its going to be real close. There is a large gradient with this band so some will win and some will lose. GTA riding that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:56 AM, on_wx said: You're fairly close by what would you say accumulation is like? Blowing snow mess over here Have to check the snow board soon but eyeballing around 8-10cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If we stick with 10:1 snow ratios, we'll likely see 10-15cm in Toronto. Higher ratios would bring us to ~20cm (+/-5cm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Have no idea how YHM is reporting light snow. Heaviest snows I've seen in years. Heavier than the official blizzard in March of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:55 AM, Snowstorms said: Some decent returns just south of the area. Should start creeping up north. Had a nice mini deformation band for about 30 minutes earlier. Huge flake size and reduced visibility. Up to 5.5cm now. hbu? Somewhere in the ballpark of 2" but its very tough to tell with all the blowing/drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 4:01 AM, blizzardof96 said: Somewhere in the ballpark of 2" but its very tough to tell with all the blowing/drifting. I closed off my snow board with a barrier around it in hopes of eliminating any drifting on my board. I don't know how efficient it will be, but lets see. The radar is showing signs of a possible deformation setting up around YYZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 3.5-4.0 cm here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan123 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Wonder where mike is. Snowing good here. I'd say about 2" so far but hard to tell with all the blowing and drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Intensity picking up now. Got a nice band right now along and around 407. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 3:59 AM, harrisale said: Have to check the snow board soon but eyeballing around 8-10cm. Great thanks. Some one on twitter says 15cm just met at Chicopee but don't know how reliable of a report it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 4:10 AM, dan123 said: Wonder where mike is. Snowing good here. I'd say about 2" so far but hard to tell with all the blowing and drifting. Superbowl party. Back now. Almost impossible to accurately gauge with all the blowing and drifting but I think about 4cm is good here in central Etobicoke. Not getting WestCoaster's pessimism. Everywhere upstream started as pixie dust and transitioned to better ratio fluff. We've got 12-14 hrs more of snow to come. Looks like 15-25cm should be a good # for the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 lol, Detroit's getting slotted a bit. A good sign for us. They've been pounded already so it's not like I'm reveling in their misfortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Snowing quite heavily here now. Temperature is -14.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 On 2/2/2015 at 4:14 AM, snowstormcanuck said: lol, Detroit's getting slotted a bit. A good sign for us. They've been pounded already so it's not like I'm reveling in their misfortune. Noticed this as well. It's a very good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't know about you guys, but its coming down hard in my area. Near white-out conditions. The blowing snow is just making it more worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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