Accu Weather Image of current storm over New York State
Storm Update 6:30AM...
10-15cm to date
WINTER STORM WARNING in effect...Patient is the operative word on the roads today. School buses have been cancelled once again in Leeds/Grenville and all off Eastern Ontario, as another major storm is over Ontario and Quebec. Here in Kemptville the snow started after midnight and changed to heavy sleet around 2am. This type of precipitation continues to fall mixed with snow. Around 10-15cm has fallen in most areas so far. The sleet is being driven by strong northeast winds with the storm. Both my automated anemometer and the one at Ag Canada are down so all I can do is estimate at this point until I get outside with my hand held wind gauge. Weather offices around Kemptville including Ottawa and Ogdensburg, NY have been in the 50-60km/h range with Montreal gusting to 71km/h. This is different from other storms this year for Kemptville where winds speeds have been down. It has been very gusty and has produced blowing snow and drifting snow. Radar returns continue to show the precipitation streaming north and it will continue to do so well into the afternoon before tapering off.
Whew! Beyond that...well rumors are for a powerful Nor'Easter (east coast US storm) on Saturday with a track that brings eastern Ontario the biggest snow and winds with any type of storm. The track reminds me of the March 15, 1993 Superstorm. But, it is early, lets deal with this one first....next update mid-afternoon today with pics I hope!
Storm Update 6:30AM...
10-15cm to date
WINTER STORM WARNING in effect...Patient is the operative word on the roads today. School buses have been cancelled once again in Leeds/Grenville and all off Eastern Ontario, as another major storm is over Ontario and Quebec. Here in Kemptville the snow started after midnight and changed to heavy sleet around 2am. This type of precipitation continues to fall mixed with snow. Around 10-15cm has fallen in most areas so far. The sleet is being driven by strong northeast winds with the storm. Both my automated anemometer and the one at Ag Canada are down so all I can do is estimate at this point until I get outside with my hand held wind gauge. Weather offices around Kemptville including Ottawa and Ogdensburg, NY have been in the 50-60km/h range with Montreal gusting to 71km/h. This is different from other storms this year for Kemptville where winds speeds have been down. It has been very gusty and has produced blowing snow and drifting snow. Radar returns continue to show the precipitation streaming north and it will continue to do so well into the afternoon before tapering off.
Whew! Beyond that...well rumors are for a powerful Nor'Easter (east coast US storm) on Saturday with a track that brings eastern Ontario the biggest snow and winds with any type of storm. The track reminds me of the March 15, 1993 Superstorm. But, it is early, lets deal with this one first....next update mid-afternoon today with pics I hope!
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