Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Storm well underway

Steady snow continues to fall across eastern Ontario at this hour with a brisk northeast wind. Roads are snow covered with several centimetres down since it began around 3am this morning. The snow will become quite heavy into the early afternoon, with the possibility of sleet mixing in along the 401 corridor. Look for anywhere between 10-15cm during the daylight hours with another 10cm this evening. The region will have very close to 25cm on the ground by the time the storm moves east. The culprit is low pressure moving across the Ohio Valley and into the St. Lawrence Valley. Meanwhile a second storm will develop near New Jersey and move north. The combination of the two storms will allow precipitation to continue into Thursday morning before tapering off from west to east. Heavy Snowfall Warnings remain in effect for all regions in southern and eastern Ontario, as well as New York and Quebec. Travel is very poor today and will not improve till tomorrow at the earliest. The Upper Canada District School Board cancelled all buses today, as did other boards in southern Ontario.

Update around lunchtime with some photos...

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