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From: Stephen Mayne (webmaster{at}lanarkweather.org)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 23:21:05 EST
The final numbers are in for snowfall amounts in southern Ontario as
published by Environment Canada. They are as follows...
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WOCN10 CWTO 052255
GENERAL WEATHER STATEMENT
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. REGIONAL CENTRE TORONTO ONTARIO.
5.55 PM EST WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH 2003.
..A WINTER STORM IS CROSSING SOUTHERN ONTARIO..
* DENOTES NEW UPDATED INFORMATION
ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM BLASTED THROUGH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
ONTARIO BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM STRETCHES FROM
SOUTHERN ONTARIO EASTWARD TO SOUTH OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
THE BACK EDGE OF THE SNOW HAS REACHED ACCELERATED AND IS ALREADY
ALMOST THROUGH TORONTO. THE BACK EDGE WILL REACH THE OTTAWA
VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINTER WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CLIMATIC NORMAL
HIGHS OF PLUS 2 OR SO WILL BE UNATTAINABLE WITH PREVAILING
CHILLY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND HIGHS GENERALLY 3 TO 10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THIS ARCTIC PIPELINE PATTERN WILL BE OVER ONTARIO
UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF MARCH WHEN THERE IS A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN THE
PATTERN. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS...
THIS STORM DROPPED 10 TO 20 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW OVER A
LARGE BAND OF REGIONS EXTENDING FROM WINDSOR ACROSS THE OAK RIDGES
MORAINE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES HAVE BEEN MET. LOCAL SNOW DRIFTS OF UP TO
50 CENTIMETRES DEEP HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.
FURTHER SOUTH..A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS FELL IN THE
NIAGARA REGION...WITH ICE ACCRETIONS AS HIGH AS 2 TO 5 MM .
A TRACE OF FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED AS FAR NORTH AS THE OAK RIDGES
MORAINE GLAZING TREES AND WINDSHIELDS.
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS RESULTED IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
FROM BLOWING SNOW.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 2 PM ARE FOUND IN THE TABLE BELOW.
LOCATION SNOWFALL AMOUNT
WINDSOR 7 CM
SARNIA 11 CM
KITCHENER AIRPORT 11 CM
KITCHENER DOWNTOWN 17 CM
HAMILTON 7 CM
ANCASTER 18 CM
FREELTON 18 CM (BETWEEN HAMILTON AND GUELPH)
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE 3 CM OF ICE PELLETS..FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW
*ST CATHARINES * 7 CM SNOW ICE PELLETS AND SOME FREEZING RAIN
*THOROLD * 12 CM TRACE FREEZING RAIN. (ON ESCARPMENT)
BURLINGTON PORT 20 CM
GUELPH DOWNTOWN 16 CM
OAKVILLE 17 CM 40 CM OF SNOW ON THE GROUND
BRAMPTON NORTH 17 CM
PEARSON INTERNATIONAL 13 CM
DOWNTOWN TORONTO 15 CM
DOWNSVIEW-NORTH TORONTO 19 CM
CALEDON 14 CM
SCHOMBERG 16 CM TRACE FREEZING RAIN- 1.5 METRE DRIFTS
WIARTON 8 CM
SHELBURNE 18 CM
ORANGEVILLE 15 TO 20 CM
ORILLIA 12 CM
COLDWATER 11 CM 71 CM SNOW ON THE GROUND
MUSKOKA 12 CM
PETERBOROUGH 12 CM
TRENTON 12 CM
PETAWAWA 5 CM
KINGSTON 14 CM SOME ICE PELLETTS - TRACE OF FREEZING RAIN
GANANOQUE 18 CM LOTS OF DRIFTING SNOW - SOME ICE PELLETTS
*FRANKTOWN * 23 CM DRIFTS TO .75 METRE
OTTAWA 13 CM
END/CHADWICK
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Stephen Mayne,
webmaster{at}lanarkweather.org
www.lanarkweather.org
EC Severe Weather Watcher
CANWARN Member (associate)
Southern Ontario Storm Chasers
WeatherMatrix Member
TWN Extreme Weather Team Member
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