Esco! said:
I was looking at the wrong storm and may have spoken too soon.
The big one (lower left corner) is the storm supposed to hit us later tonight :shock:
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Bundle up – there’s a big one headed our way. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for much of southern Ontario, and Hamilton could end up with the largest accumulation it’s seen in four years. Starting around noon Tuesday, between 30 and 45 centimetres of snow is expected to be dumped on Hamilton, Burlington, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant and Niagara. Strong, gusty winds could also develop, causing whiteouts and near blizzard conditions.
This will be the first major storm of the season in Hamilton area and could make for extremely hazardous driving conditions. Police are advising motorists to keep up to date on weather information and to ensure their vehicles are in proper working order for winter weather conditions. Passengers hoping to fly out of Toronto Tuesday night will experience numerous delays and cancellations at Pearson Airport. Over 70 flights departing for Newark, Ohio, Pittsburgh, and Kingston, Ont., to name a few, have already been cancelled.
Passengers can check the status of incoming and departing flights online at
No flights have been cancelled from , but officials urge passengers to check with their airlines before heading for the airport. Environment Canada says a low pressure system developing Monday over Oklahoma and Missouri will track northeastward toward the Great Lakes.“This is a big storm system,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson.
He said the last time Hamilton received more than 25 centimetres of snow was in February, 2007. Heavy snowfall and winds gusting between 40 to 50 km/h will increase late Tuesday night and continue into Wednesday. Western parts of Lake Ontario — Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Stoney Creek — will get enhanced amounts of snow because the wind will likely becoming off Lake Ontario from the east.
By the time the severe storm system has made its way through 29 American states and four Canadian provinces, it will have affected 100 million people in North America, says Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips.
The cause of the storm, Phillips said, is a low pressure system developing over the southern states: cold air from the north will combine with “warm sopping moist air from the south.“This is when wild weather breaks out,” he said.
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