Dang it is windy outside.
Flash freeze warning for: City of Toronto
Issued at 5:10 AM EST WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2008
FLASH FREEZE CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVELLING CONDITIONS TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING..COLD AIR REMAINS STUBBORNLY TRAPPED IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY. AREAS OF RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE MOVING OVER THE DISTRICT AND WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAINING BELOW ZERO INTO EARLY THIS MORNING..SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCRETIONS OF A FEW MILLIMETRES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OTTAWA RIVER WHERE TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE THE COLDEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER BRIEFLY TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS THE COLDEST AIR IS FINALLY PUSHED OUT. WIND WARNING..AN INCREDIBLY SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND AT 5.00 AM HAS REACHED A COLLINGWOOD - TORONTO - NIAGARA FALLS LINE. THIS FRONT WILL RACE EAST REACHING KINGSTON AROUND 7.00 AM AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION NEAR 8.00 AM THEN RACE EAST INTO QUEBEC. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 KM/H IN EXPOSED AREAS IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEE OF THE GREAT LAKES. THESE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AS WELL AS TOSS LOOSE UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE HAVE REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND HYDRO WIRES IN ELGIN COUNTY AS WELL AS LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZE WARNING..THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL SPAWN THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY PLUMMET FROM VALUES NEAR +5 TO +8 TO VALUES OF NEAR -10 OR LOWER. THIS DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE DROP WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. LATEST ANALYSES SHOW THAT RAIN IS FALLING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH. THEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RAIN TURNS QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW. THUS MOST MOST SURFACES WONT HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE PLUNGES BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANY UNTREATED SURFACE MAY VERY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND VERY SLIPPERY AS WATER SUDDENLY FREEZES. BLOWING SNOW WARNING..THE STRONG COLD WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXTENSIVE FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS WHERE THEY BLOW OFF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MOTORISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD EXERCISE MUCH EXTREME CAUTION. DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING AND TRAVELLING CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TODAY. TRAVELLING PLANS IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD BE ALTERED ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Wind warning for: City of Toronto
Issued at 5:10 AM EST WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2008
VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 100 KM/H IN MANY AREAS TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING..COLD AIR REMAINS STUBBORNLY TRAPPED IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY. AREAS OF RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE MOVING OVER THE DISTRICT AND WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAINING BELOW ZERO INTO EARLY THIS MORNING..SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCRETIONS OF A FEW MILLIMETRES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OTTAWA RIVER WHERE TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE THE COLDEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER BRIEFLY TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS THE COLDEST AIR IS FINALLY PUSHED OUT. WIND WARNING..AN INCREDIBLY SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND AT 5.00 AM HAS REACHED A COLLINGWOOD - TORONTO - NIAGARA FALLS LINE. THIS FRONT WILL RACE EAST REACHING KINGSTON AROUND 7.00 AM AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION NEAR 8.00 AM THEN RACE EAST INTO QUEBEC. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 KM/H IN EXPOSED AREAS IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEE OF THE GREAT LAKES. THESE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AS WELL AS TOSS LOOSE UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE HAVE REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND HYDRO WIRES IN ELGIN COUNTY AS WELL AS LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZE WARNING..THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL SPAWN THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY PLUMMET FROM VALUES NEAR +5 TO +8 TO VALUES OF NEAR -10 OR LOWER. THIS DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE DROP WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. LATEST ANALYSES SHOW THAT RAIN IS FALLING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH. THEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RAIN TURNS QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW. THUS MOST MOST SURFACES WONT HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE PLUNGES BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANY UNTREATED SURFACE MAY VERY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND VERY SLIPPERY AS WATER SUDDENLY FREEZES. BLOWING SNOW WARNING..THE STRONG COLD WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXTENSIVE FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS WHERE THEY BLOW OFF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MOTORISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD EXERCISE MUCH EXTREME CAUTION. DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING AND TRAVELLING CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TODAY. TRAVELLING PLANS IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD BE ALTERED ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Flash freeze warning for: City of Toronto
Issued at 5:10 AM EST WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2008
FLASH FREEZE CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVELLING CONDITIONS TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING..COLD AIR REMAINS STUBBORNLY TRAPPED IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY. AREAS OF RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE MOVING OVER THE DISTRICT AND WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAINING BELOW ZERO INTO EARLY THIS MORNING..SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCRETIONS OF A FEW MILLIMETRES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OTTAWA RIVER WHERE TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE THE COLDEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER BRIEFLY TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS THE COLDEST AIR IS FINALLY PUSHED OUT. WIND WARNING..AN INCREDIBLY SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND AT 5.00 AM HAS REACHED A COLLINGWOOD - TORONTO - NIAGARA FALLS LINE. THIS FRONT WILL RACE EAST REACHING KINGSTON AROUND 7.00 AM AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION NEAR 8.00 AM THEN RACE EAST INTO QUEBEC. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 KM/H IN EXPOSED AREAS IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEE OF THE GREAT LAKES. THESE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AS WELL AS TOSS LOOSE UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE HAVE REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND HYDRO WIRES IN ELGIN COUNTY AS WELL AS LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZE WARNING..THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL SPAWN THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY PLUMMET FROM VALUES NEAR +5 TO +8 TO VALUES OF NEAR -10 OR LOWER. THIS DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE DROP WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. LATEST ANALYSES SHOW THAT RAIN IS FALLING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH. THEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RAIN TURNS QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW. THUS MOST MOST SURFACES WONT HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE PLUNGES BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANY UNTREATED SURFACE MAY VERY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND VERY SLIPPERY AS WATER SUDDENLY FREEZES. BLOWING SNOW WARNING..THE STRONG COLD WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXTENSIVE FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS WHERE THEY BLOW OFF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MOTORISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD EXERCISE MUCH EXTREME CAUTION. DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING AND TRAVELLING CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TODAY. TRAVELLING PLANS IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD BE ALTERED ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Wind warning for: City of Toronto
Issued at 5:10 AM EST WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2008
VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 100 KM/H IN MANY AREAS TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING..COLD AIR REMAINS STUBBORNLY TRAPPED IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY. AREAS OF RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE MOVING OVER THE DISTRICT AND WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAINING BELOW ZERO INTO EARLY THIS MORNING..SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCRETIONS OF A FEW MILLIMETRES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OTTAWA RIVER WHERE TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE THE COLDEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER BRIEFLY TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS THE COLDEST AIR IS FINALLY PUSHED OUT. WIND WARNING..AN INCREDIBLY SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND AT 5.00 AM HAS REACHED A COLLINGWOOD - TORONTO - NIAGARA FALLS LINE. THIS FRONT WILL RACE EAST REACHING KINGSTON AROUND 7.00 AM AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION NEAR 8.00 AM THEN RACE EAST INTO QUEBEC. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 KM/H IN EXPOSED AREAS IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEE OF THE GREAT LAKES. THESE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AS WELL AS TOSS LOOSE UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE HAVE REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND HYDRO WIRES IN ELGIN COUNTY AS WELL AS LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZE WARNING..THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL SPAWN THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY PLUMMET FROM VALUES NEAR +5 TO +8 TO VALUES OF NEAR -10 OR LOWER. THIS DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE DROP WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. LATEST ANALYSES SHOW THAT RAIN IS FALLING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH. THEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RAIN TURNS QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW. THUS MOST MOST SURFACES WONT HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE PLUNGES BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANY UNTREATED SURFACE MAY VERY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND VERY SLIPPERY AS WATER SUDDENLY FREEZES. BLOWING SNOW WARNING..THE STRONG COLD WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXTENSIVE FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS WHERE THEY BLOW OFF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MOTORISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD EXERCISE MUCH EXTREME CAUTION. DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING AND TRAVELLING CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TODAY. TRAVELLING PLANS IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD BE ALTERED ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
