Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, snowstormcanuck said: YYZ at 6.7". Back edge of synoptic now crossing Lake Huron. We'll make a run at 10" but probably come a bit short. Just an incredible storm. Huge drifts out there. Snow covering the wheels of the cars. Snow up to my knees. Just wow. On the downside, it took me 3 hours, 20 minutes to commute home. Scarborough RT was down, first bus I was on had its brake lines freeze, so we had to get on a new one. Then three trucks got stuck trying to climb up a hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: Ottawa Blizzard probably frolicking like nobody's business. Yeah. Was stuck on a bus for one hour. Took one hour to get from Scarborough Town Centre to McCowan and Steeles. Just crazy snow out there. Definitely among the best storms we've had since I moved home from Ottawa in 2011. Only the February 2013 storm was better. By the way, where is snowstorms? He usually got hyped about this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickysixes Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 About 12" or so of powder today, made it up to 12F for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 King City radar is showing an intense line of heavy snow just to the west of Toronto. Latest HRRR indicates snow will last until around 3am or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Around 9.5” (24 cm) of snow at YYZ as of 11 pm and more is yet to come. Snow should taper off around 2 to 3 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Nickysixes said: About 12" or so of powder today, made it up to 12F for a bit Beautiful area there. Took my family to the Old Mission Lighthouse a few summers ago while we stayed in Traverse City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatz Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Hard to say with all the wind-blown snow, but estimating 11-12" from system snow. The wind is beginning to swing around to N, then NNW by 3am. LES should come on strong then. Living here, always nice to get the LES as an add-on bonus to the main event. Looks like happy hour won't be on the front porch tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 As expected, got less here on the southern fringe. Got 3.2", but it was a pretty packed snow. Temp skyrocketted from the low teens at snows beginning to 34-35F where it stayed for 5 hours before the fall commenced. Snow depth was at 6" but has now compacted to about a heavy 5" and is freezing up. Minimal drifting. With this being the 3rd plowable snow in the last 10 days here (6.1", 3.8", 3.2") there are plenty of nice snowbanks and piles everywhere so finally has the look of deep winter. Very icy out though. My 3.2" puts me at 14.3" for Jan and 20.7" on the season. At DTW the 3.9" puts them at 14.0" for Jan and 21.2" on the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Went to bed around 10, thought it was winding down, wake up and it's still +SN. Wow, what a storm. Fudge it, let's go for a foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 ORD added an additional 0.8” this evening, to make the storm total 5.0”Added 1.0” here, for storm total of 5.2”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Driveway had been shoveled twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: As expected, got less here on the southern fringe. Got 3.2", but it was a pretty packed snow. Temp skyrocketted from the low teens at snows beginning to 34-35F where it stayed for 5 hours before the fall commenced. Snow depth was at 6" but has now compacted to about a heavy 5" and is freezing up. Minimal drifting. With this being the 3rd plowable snow in the last 10 days here (6.1", 3.8", 3.2") there are plenty of nice snowbanks and piles everywhere so finally has the look of deep winter. Very icy out though. My 3.2" puts me at 14.3" for Jan and 20.7" on the season. At DTW the 3.9" puts them at 14.0" for Jan and 21.2" on the season. Nice pics as always. But that wreath's gotta go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 YYZ storm total = 12.6" Add the 4" that fell with the Sunday clipper and this is as close to a big daddy as we're going to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: Nice pics as always. But that wreath's gotta go. Lol thanks. You know what's funny is when I took my trees out of the house a few weeks ago (yes I get 2 real trees) I put them by the curb along with my Garland roping. I was going to put the wreath but it was still so fresh and I thought, well that can be a good Winter wreath with the snowy pinecones, not just Christmas lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: YYZ storm total = 12.6" Add the 4" that fell with the Sunday clipper and this is as close to a big daddy as we're going to get. Wow I'm jealous. I'm guessing even with settling you have a good 14" on the ground or so. But that is much deserved in Toronto. Totally different character of snow there than here. Due to the warming temp spike the snowpack is very heavy. It's a Winter wonderland for sure, but none of the drifting or powder look that is just to our North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 6.3" at MSN for storm total. 8.5" on the north side of the county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 17 minutes ago, madwx said: 6.3" at MSN for storm total. 8.5" on the north side of the county. Definitely on the low end of the forecast range. Had been stoked for our first double digit storm in over six years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, CheeselandSkies said: Definitely on the low end of the forecast range. Had been stoked for our first double digit storm in over six years. Yeah about that.... I may or may not have gotten 10 inches from this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just now, Geoboy645 said: Yeah about that.... I may or may not have gotten 10 inches from this storm. Well I won't begrudge you that since you missed out on a lot of the snow from the earlier storms that scraped by to the south of WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just now, CheeselandSkies said: Well I won't begrudge you that since you missed out on a lot of the snow from the earlier storms that scraped by to the south of WI. Yeah this past week has made up for all those earlier misses. Between last Tuesday and yesterday I probably got 17-18". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I could jackpot every storm and still be jealous of the one that I miss, just human nature for a snow weenie. So definitely jealous of toronto, Wisconsin, and cyclones snow depth lol. But I must say, I can't begrudge you guys that got slammed. Reading these threads I did not realize how many of you have not had double digit snow falls for quite a few years. Weve had 5 double digits snowstorms since 2014, so I can't complain that my big one this year has been just 6.1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Total snow cover...not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 8 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: YYZ storm total = 12.6" Add the 4" that fell with the Sunday clipper and this is as close to a big daddy as we're going to get. 4.3" in Kitchener. No complaints from me. Nice little storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looks like Caddy was the winner in my area for the clipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 And props to Alpena as well they have done pretty decent this crappy winter somehow, not even very far behind Gaylord which is impressive in its own right or a good example of how abysmal LES has been this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 8 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Lol thanks. You know what's funny is when I took my trees out of the house a few weeks ago (yes I get 2 real trees) I put them by the curb along with my Garland roping. I was going to put the wreath but it was still so fresh and I thought, well that can be a good Winter wreath with the snowy pinecones, not just Christmas lol. I'd say 20% or so of the houses in my neighborhood still turn on their "Christmas" lights at night, and it's the end of January. So, you're not alone with re-purposing decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 hours ago, on_wx said: 4.3" in Kitchener. No complaints from me. Nice little storm. Escarpment screws us on a west wind, you guys on an east wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 A couple more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Remarkable lake-effect event ongoing just to my north. Sunshine with some clouds mixed in here. Near blizzard conditions continue just 15 miles to my north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterStorm294 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Ended up with just over 6 inches here. DTX map: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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