GoDogsGo
12-15-2007, 11:08 AM
I know that this not the place for this info but I think that everyone should be aware of what is on it's way...particular attention to the bolded area's...PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE..AND STAY HOME...:thumbsup:
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:51 AM EST SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2007.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF TORONTO
=NEW= HALTON HILLS - MILTON
=NEW= MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
=NEW= CALEDON
=NEW= YORK - DURHAM
=NEW= HURON - PERTH
=NEW= WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
=NEW= DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
SARNIA - LAMBTON
ELGIN
LONDON - MIDDLESEX
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
OXFORD - BRANT
NIAGARA
CITY OF HAMILTON
BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE.
A NEAR-CRIPPLING SNOW STORM WITH VERY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL AS SOME ICE PELLETS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
GREY - BRUCE
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA - HUNTSVILLE
HALIBURTON
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
ALGONQUIN
BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.
..SEVERE SNOW STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING
BLOWING SNOW THREATENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY..
THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
HALTON HILLS - MILTON
MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
CALEDON
YORK - DURHAM
HURON - PERTH
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL.
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==DISCUSSION==
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO WITH SNOW
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO THE REMAINDER
OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO TONIGHT. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW AS
WELL AS STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. FREEZING
RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE ERIE.
LATEST ANALYSES INDICATED THAT THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
HAS MOVED OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA ACCOMPANIED BY A RAPIDLY EXPANDING
AREA OF SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION ALREADY DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TOWARDS LAKE ERIE.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY INTO A MASSIVE WINTER STORM AS IT REACHES OHIO
SUNDAY MORNING THEN TRACKS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM TRACK WILL PLACE MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN ONTARIO DIRECTLY UNDER THE BRUNT OF HEAVY SNOW. A FEW CLAPS
OF THUNDER ALONG WITH BURSTS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 CM ARE EXPECTED IN
MOST
AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 40 CM ARE
QUITE POSSIBLE IN A FEW AREAS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PARTS OF EASTERN
ONTARIO MAY ALSO RECEIVE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 30 CM.
AN ADDED COMPLICATION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SNOW SQUALL OVER THE
WEST END OF LAKE ONTARIO WHICH IS AFFECTING SOME COMMUNITIES FROM
OAKVILLE TO TORONTO. LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 OR MORE CENTIMETRES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND THIS AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALL REGIONS
AS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 OR 80 KM/H WHIP UP THE
FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS MILDER AIR PAYS A BRIEF VISIT ALOFT. ICE PELLETS
ARE ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
GRAND BEND TO THE GREATER TORONTO AREA TO KINGSTON AND CORNWALL.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CHANGE PLANS ACCORDINGLY TO AVOID
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. THIS MASSIVE SNOW STORM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE NEAR-PARALYZING CONDITIONS AS ANY ROAD TRAVEL
ON ANY UNPLOWED STREETS MAY BECOME NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. ALL
MOTORISTS WHO MUST TRAVEL ARE URGENTLY ADVISED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND PLAN FOR MUCH EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF CERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM AS THE CONCENSUS
OF WEATHER MODEL DATA IS VIRTUALLY UNANIMOUSLY FORECASTING THIS
EVENT.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION. THE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXPANDED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/ASHTON
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:51 AM EST SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2007.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF TORONTO
=NEW= HALTON HILLS - MILTON
=NEW= MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
=NEW= CALEDON
=NEW= YORK - DURHAM
=NEW= HURON - PERTH
=NEW= WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
=NEW= DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
SARNIA - LAMBTON
ELGIN
LONDON - MIDDLESEX
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
OXFORD - BRANT
NIAGARA
CITY OF HAMILTON
BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE.
A NEAR-CRIPPLING SNOW STORM WITH VERY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL AS SOME ICE PELLETS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
GREY - BRUCE
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA - HUNTSVILLE
HALIBURTON
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
ALGONQUIN
BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.
..SEVERE SNOW STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING
BLOWING SNOW THREATENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY..
THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
HALTON HILLS - MILTON
MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
CALEDON
YORK - DURHAM
HURON - PERTH
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
==DISCUSSION==
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO WITH SNOW
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO THE REMAINDER
OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO TONIGHT. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW AS
WELL AS STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. FREEZING
RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE ERIE.
LATEST ANALYSES INDICATED THAT THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
HAS MOVED OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA ACCOMPANIED BY A RAPIDLY EXPANDING
AREA OF SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION ALREADY DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TOWARDS LAKE ERIE.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY INTO A MASSIVE WINTER STORM AS IT REACHES OHIO
SUNDAY MORNING THEN TRACKS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM TRACK WILL PLACE MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN ONTARIO DIRECTLY UNDER THE BRUNT OF HEAVY SNOW. A FEW CLAPS
OF THUNDER ALONG WITH BURSTS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 CM ARE EXPECTED IN
MOST
AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 40 CM ARE
QUITE POSSIBLE IN A FEW AREAS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PARTS OF EASTERN
ONTARIO MAY ALSO RECEIVE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 30 CM.
AN ADDED COMPLICATION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SNOW SQUALL OVER THE
WEST END OF LAKE ONTARIO WHICH IS AFFECTING SOME COMMUNITIES FROM
OAKVILLE TO TORONTO. LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 OR MORE CENTIMETRES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND THIS AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALL REGIONS
AS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 OR 80 KM/H WHIP UP THE
FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS MILDER AIR PAYS A BRIEF VISIT ALOFT. ICE PELLETS
ARE ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
GRAND BEND TO THE GREATER TORONTO AREA TO KINGSTON AND CORNWALL.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CHANGE PLANS ACCORDINGLY TO AVOID
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. THIS MASSIVE SNOW STORM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE NEAR-PARALYZING CONDITIONS AS ANY ROAD TRAVEL
ON ANY UNPLOWED STREETS MAY BECOME NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. ALL
MOTORISTS WHO MUST TRAVEL ARE URGENTLY ADVISED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND PLAN FOR MUCH EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF CERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM AS THE CONCENSUS
OF WEATHER MODEL DATA IS VIRTUALLY UNANIMOUSLY FORECASTING THIS
EVENT.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION. THE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXPANDED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/ASHTON