❄️FEBRUARY ❤️

February was a mess.

On scene of multi vehicle pile up on #Hwy400 #PileUp #WinterStorm #WhiteOut https://t.co/7zGlAxyQWs

— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) February 25, 2019

Lake effect snow...

Feb. 25th – big winds, power outages, thunder & lightning

Feb. 24 – freezing rain warning, which became rain.

It's frozen on bare ground. The snow is fine to walk on, but I don't want to walk in the rain. 

Feb. 22

Feb. 21 – a lot less snow than predicted, and freezing rain

Feb. 19 – we'll see what this brings!

Feb. 15

Oh, yuck. They predict rain... it was snow.

Feb. 13 – 25 cm, and 53 cm snowcover

Feb. 11

Our winter storm is still sitting over the Texas Panhandle. The system will strengthen and tap into Gulf of Mexico moisture before reaching the Great Lakes on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/wvWgqTk2kI

— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) February 11, 2019

Following up on @ChrisScottWx tweet about Canada's 3 biggest cities getting snow - here's some projected amounts for the "next one" for #Toronto, #Montreal & #Vancouver. Timing of each & who is at risk for freezing rain & strong wind on @weathernetwork. pic.twitter.com/KQFHKCwNKk

— Chris Murphy TWN (@MurphTWN) February 11, 2019

Another storm on its way. In the meantime, B.C. had 12,000 without power, from winds. They've been cold, which is unusual, as well as snow. 

Feb. 10

Feb. 8

Friday, big winds, and a drop in temperature over the day. The trick was, to sweep away the melted ice pellets before it all froze again. That proved impossible.

Feb. 6 – more precipitation: ice ball pellets, AKA ice rain

Feb. 4 – rain overnight, flooding in Ottawa, busses cancelled...

And it's all going to freeze.

What a mess. Your Ottawa morning commute includes giant puddles, frozen slush and very icy sidewalks #ottnews pic.twitter.com/F17HOrfRdo

— Giacomo Panico (@GiacomoPanico) February 5, 2019

It's a mess

#OttawaOPP notes many weekend collisions were due to a failure to adjust driving to conditions. Be aware of changing weather and road conditions and #SlowDown. Watch for emergency vehicles approaching from behind and give them room. #otttraffic ^bd pic.twitter.com/xxUavfpFpG

— OPP East (@OPP_ER) February 4, 2019

Feb. 1-2 – 7 cm = 6mm liquid

Great Lakes Temperatures
This is the cause of Lake Effect Snow. The winds pick up moisture from open water.

FEBRUARY	liquid	snow
2014	0	42
2015	0	38
2016	40	39
2017	39	51
2018	48	35
2019		71           42