Punishing snowstorm predicted to pummel southern Ontario

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Punishing snowstorm predicted to pummel southern Ontario
Author of the article:
Brad Hunter
Publishing date:
Jan 16, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 1 minute read •
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Snow plows and brine trucks were gearing up Sunday before a forecasted blizzard which threatened to make a mess of the morning commute.
Snow plows and brine trucks were gearing up Sunday before a forecasted blizzard which threatened to make a mess of the morning commute. Photo by Jack Boland /Toronto Sun
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The Big Smoke and huge swaths of southern Ontario are poised to be pummeled by up to 40 centimetres of snow.
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Environment Canada says the blizzard-like buffet of brutal weather will likely make the Monday morning commute a snowy nightmare triggering dangerous driving conditions.

The snow was slated to start falling Sunday night and expected to “spread rapidly northeastward through the day Monday.”

“Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow,” Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said in their winter storm warning.

ECCC also advises people to be cautious when shoveling snow.

Snow is expected to fall heavily at with a few centimetres an hour possible at some points, along with winds in the area of 50 km/h Monday afternoon, straining visibility.
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“Travel will likely be difficult due to the expected heavy snow,” Environment Canada said.

Niagara and the Hamilton area are expected to be hardest hit.

The snowfall will continue into Monday morning before eventually tapering off later in the day.

In Toronto, ECCC said snowfall accumulations are guesstimated to be between 10 centimetres and 20 centimetres, although “higher amounts can’t be ruled out.”

Although Ontario students were slated to return to class Monday, the Toronto District School Board issued a warning that schools could be closed and classes moved online for the day as part of its severe weather procedures.

An update was expected Monday at 6 a.m., its website said.

As for the rest of the week, winter conditions and temperatures will prevail. The Weather Network said the thermometer will be near seasonal or slightly colder.

Forecast calls for a clipper to hit late Tuesday and into Wednesday, followed by another blast of frigid Arctic air for Thursday and Friday.

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Punishing snowstorm predicted to pummel southern Ontario

The Big Smoke and huge swaths of southern Ontario are poised to be pummeled by up to 40 centimetres of snow.

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[harrylee]

What will Toronto do?.....Mel died, so no one to call the army. Tory wouldn't think of it.

 

[B00Mer]

Break out the downhill skis

Off to the gatineau

 

[petros]

Bummer.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Bummer.

I know, right? Who'da thunk there'd be snow in Canada?

Must be climate change. Or maybe Biden.

Yeah, definitely Biden.

 

[petros]

Snow? Biden?

Hunter I assume?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Snow? Biden?

Hunter I assume?

Very good. As I read on the internet once, "I'm used to low brow shots from the unwashed."

 

[petros]

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Don't believe ANYTHING you read on the internet.

 

[Dixie Cup]

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I find it funny to watch but I really shouldn't because I slipped and fell on ice in February, 2019 and broke my femur and "smashed" my tibia (doctor's words). I have a nice selection of wires & screws in my left leg so I do "beep" when going through airport security. I had previously had a hip replacement on the same side but I had an "angel" on my shoulder in that when I fell, I didn't wreck it (thank heavens).

So ya, it's funny until it isn't.

 

[spaminator]

I find it funny to watch but I really shouldn't because I slipped and fell on ice in February, 2019 and broke my femur and "smashed" my tibia (doctor's words). I have a nice selection of wires & screws in my left leg so I do "beep" when going through airport security. I had previously had a hip replacement on the same side but I had an "angel" on my shoulder in that when I fell, I didn't wreck it (thank heavens).

So ya, it's funny until it isn't.

 

[B00Mer]

 

[B00Mer]

 

[B00Mer]

What a mess.. must be Climate Change..

 

[harrylee]

Sun is shining here....southwest of Owen Sound. We got about 2 cm maybe. That's almost an inch for the ignorant Americans.

 

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Toronto inches closer to new one-day snowfall record
Author of the article:
Liz Braun
Publishing date:
Jan 17, 2022 • 10 hours ago • 2 minute read •
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A homeowner attempts to clear snow from a driveway in Ajax on Jan. 17, 2022.
A homeowner attempts to clear snow from a driveway in Ajax on Jan. 17, 2022. Photo by Veronica Henri /Toronto Sun
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Mother Nature really wants you to stay home.
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A potential record snowfall in Toronto on Monday created havoc on the roads and required closures of many services — schools, libraries, community centres.

Mail service was cancelled. Transit service in the city was severely impacted.

For the first time many can remember, police shut the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway Monday morning to help clear stuck vehicles and permit snowplow access.

Pearson airport reported more than half of arrivals and departures had been cancelled, too.

A winter storm warning was still in effect for the City of Toronto at noon on Monday, with a total snowfall amount forecast of 40-60 centimetres, or between about 16-24 inches.

At the top end, that would crush the record of 48.3 centimetres that fell on the city in December 1944, a one-day record.
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Recent snowfall records show that in January 2019, about 26.3 centimetres of snow covered the city.

There was a big storm in January 1999. A snowfall of 38.1 centimetres prompted then-mayor Mel Lastman to call in the armed forces to clear the snow. The day’s snow just added to the piles of that had already fallen that winter.

But the real snowmaggedon happened in 1944. Some 21 people died as a result of a massive 48.3-centimetre snow dump over a single day; several had heart attacks from the strain of snow shovelling.

According to David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, it won’t be confirmed whether snowfall on Jan. 17 sets a record until the day is done — at midnight Monday.

Phillips added the city was inching closer to the long-held record from 1944.
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“We’ve had 45 centimetres in Niagara and 38 in Grimsby, so it’s tantalizing! We’re getting close to a record,” he said.

Phillips reiterated that it was only 38 centimetres that prompted Mayor Mel Lastman to call out the army in 1999, “which was not a record in the city.”

He said Pearson Airport recorded a huge one-day snowfall in 1937-38, with 39.9 centimetres, and another in February 1965 when 39.9 centimetres of the white stuff covered the ground.

Monday’s snowfall, he stated, is significant.

“We’ve had a total of about 54 cm in Toronto so far this winter. So we’re looking at almost as much in one day as we’ve had in 80 days.

“And the fact that we saw 5-10 centimetres falling in the space of an hour — that’s a blizzard.”

Indeed, Environment Canada briefly changed its winter storm warning to a blizzard warning Monday morning.

That’s highly unusual for the city — it’s the sort of weather you’d experience in Red Deer or Saskatoon, Phillips noted.

This kind of snowfall creates chaos, “so let it be a record! Let us be able to brag to our grandchildren, ‘We survived he snowiest day ever!’

“A record is the only thing you have going for you in this kind of misery. We haven’t had a big one in a while. At least it got everyone’s mind off the pandemic at last.”

He added: “After this, let’s not see any more flakes for the rest of the winter!”

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Mother Nature really wants you to stay home.

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Toronto braces for snowstorm while still digging out from last one
“There is frustration from people who want their street returned to normal": Head of Transportation Services

Author of the article:Scott Laurie
Publishing date:Feb 01, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 2 minute read • 11 Comments
The city says it's ready to face this week's snowstorm even though crews still haven't finished cleaning up from the last blizzard. The car above, photographed on Feb. 1, 2022, provides an example of the work that still needs to be done.
The city says it's ready to face this week's snowstorm even though crews still haven't finished cleaning up from the last blizzard. The car above, photographed on Feb. 1, 2022, provides an example of the work that still needs to be done. PHOTO BY VERONICA HENRI /Toronto Sun
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Get ready for yet another snowy workout.

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For the third time in three weeks, Toronto is about to get walloped by the latest in a series of storms that have challenged city resources and prompted Mayor John Tory to ask for a review of the response.

“I know the last thing people want to see is more snow, and that includes myself,” said city transportation services manager Barbara Gray about what she expects could be up to 25 centimetres of snow.

“The good news is that it’s not going to be as intense a storm as the record snowstorm we witnessed on Jan. 17.”

Environment Canada issued a special weather advisory Tuesday saying it expects rain during the first part of Wednesday with snow starting Wednesday afternoon and continuing until Thursday night.

A thick blanket of snow still covers the city, especially narrow residential streets.

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“Some of the cars look like they are there for the season,” said Susan, as she walked on Pape Ave. “The sidewalk’s a little tricky when you’re pushing a little buggy.”

“Like everybody else, it’s difficult to find a spot to put the snow,” added Kelly as she walked through Withrow Park.

“It’s probably going to create some more mess, and we are just going to have to deal with it, right?”

The city says it is ready to face this week’s storm, even though some neighbourhoods are still dealing with the mess from three weeks ago.

“There is frustration — I know — from people who want their street returned to normal,” Gray said.

“We’ve focused in many cases on those neighbourhoods with those narrow streets because we know there is an impact, but there will continue to be work that needs to be done with the snow (starting Wednesday).”

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Gray added crews have removed 100,000 tonnes of snow into five city depots. One on Transit Rd. is now full.

“The city is just strapped for resources,” said Rob Griffith, while walking in Riverdale. “It has made parking a little difficult. We don’t have parking. We have to park on the street.”

Michael — who moved to Toronto from Winnipeg — said he finds snow removal more efficient in Winnipeg.

“Honestly, I don’t fault the city because they’re trying to do the best they can,” he said. “But unless everybody wants a huge hike in their property taxes to deal with it, what else are you going to do?”

Tory has asked the city’s transportation services department for a report on the response to the major storm on Jan. 17.

Gray said she expects to present her report to the city’s infrastructure committee and the end of March.

Toronto braces for snowstorm while still digging out from last one

“There is frustration from people who want their street returned to normal": Head of Transportation Services

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[Ron in Regina]

Yeah, it sucked. We get it a few days before the east does. Shut down much of SK & ND from mid Monday into mid Tuesday….& then you just dig out and continue…

Extreme cold warnings issued for most regions of Saskatchewan

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[Tecumsehsbones]

OK. . . I know ND is North Dakota, but what the heck is SK?

Southern Kansas?