January 2018 weather

Jan. 30/31 – a bit more snow 5 cm, and a power outage

Jan. 23 – earthquake in Alaska, tsunami warning.

Yesterday we had a storm, rain, snow, hail. All school busses are cancelled for the 2nd day in a row!

Power outages across central Ontario.

We have a big rain storm, with lightning. You can see on the lightning maps.

Jan. 22 – There is a storm coming.

Dead stop on the 417 right at island park west bound #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/1eIdpItsmq

— Janet Rochon (@janetsplanet16) January 22, 2018

@MIHomeYGK @OttTraffic @cbcallinaday Perth Road, north of #ygk - freezing rain for an hour. Accumulating like crazy. Doing about 60km/hr. Super sketchy. #ontstorm pic.twitter.com/wsc1u1g7qM

— Jana J (@StellarJana) January 22, 2018

Jan. 21 – What a mess in B.C. 

A massive storm went through. You can see from the outage maps that there were tens of thousands who lost power. The winds were funneled up the straight and toppled trees.

It was strong Pacific Storm that slammed onto the coast and brought very strong winds late Saturday night & Sunday morning.

Here is a summary of the sustained wind speeds and gusts.https://t.co/DGoAEW57kr #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/oumEpUBfqD

— ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC) January 21, 2018

Latest model runs indicating a threat for freezing rain in Southern ON during Monday evening storm system (Jan. 22). Exact amounts still indeterminate but a general area is beginning to come into consensus. #ONStorm #TOwx pic.twitter.com/y44IMHEIfw

— Ontario Weather (@OntarioWx) January 20, 2018

Jan. 19 – quite a mix! Down snowcover.

Jan. 17 – about 14 cm snow cover, a few cm every day.

The Weather Network radar and the government N.A. satellite were a bit of a mystery!

Jan. 15

Jan. 13 – 17.8 mm rain, then 16 cm snow. Snow cover back to 16 cm.

After the storm...

Jan. 12 – major meltdown, very little snow cover remains. Plus, 20 mm RAIN!

THAT was a storm!

We've melted.

Jan. 10 – We're melting! A warm-up and rain. Only 25 cm snow cover today. What a melt.

Jan. 8 - sudden dump of 10 cm!

We've 35 cm of snow cover. It's lovely.

Jan. 5 – darned cold, but not a record!

The Maritimes is a mess.

Unreal. Near the Lower Deck & Marriott Hotel RT @NsUnfiltered: #nsustormcentral update: #halifaxwaterfront #Weatherbomb #nsstorm creds to Ronald Clossley #halifax pic.twitter.com/iZNHYxSKZG

— Halifax News & Info (@haligonia) January 5, 2018

My sister sent me this photo from #Dartmouth. She witnessed the roof get torn off the pale blue house. #NSStorm #halifax #weatherbomb pic.twitter.com/BCu9Ldmen6

— Kyle Robertson (@KBRphotos) January 4, 2018

They call it a Bombogenesis in Boston.

One for the record books; remember this one well pic.twitter.com/9qEPd1A8tD

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 4, 2018

Jan. 4th – Unhappily anticipating another Polar Vortex

There is 29 cm of snow cover.

The Maritimes, however, are expecting a weather bomb!

Snow, wind has started in Salem, MA! #blizzard2018 @breakingweather pic.twitter.com/gdjLKTXEIc

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 4, 2018

Great Lakes Ice Coverage at 22.7% this morning. It was 6% on Dec 27th. #weather pic.twitter.com/4tU83YkOxo

— Jeffrey Lowes (@jeffreylowes) January 4, 2018

Jan. 3rd – Much warmer, a bit of snow, after Polar Vortex.

Jan. 1st

January weather - 2017

Jan. 31st 

Jan. 29th – a gentle snowfall

Jan. 28th – another wee skiff

Jan. 27th – a wee drift of snow

Jan. 24th – on it's way?

Poor Ottawa!

Icy conditions blamed for messy 5-car crash on Colonel By. No serious injuries. Be careful. https://t.co/7tB1ooEB2g #ottnews #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/Bzppq4K6Qc

— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) January 24, 2017

We have had ice pellets at 7:00 a.m., then it flipped from that to rain, to snow, pellets, snow!

Sorry.. Snow isn't cancelled (buses are), just delayed. ❄️has just started at the airport (6:40am). Windy & snowy today. 7-12cm. High -2. pic.twitter.com/67gUQEQyCr

— Ian Black (@BlacksWeather) January 24, 2017

Jan. 23rd – Tornadoes down south, we're in for snow.

18 dead across #Georgia & #Mississippi, severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes. Hundreds of bldgs damaged/destroyed @AMHQ @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/T6uei44FF2

— Anaridis Rodriguez (@Anaridis) January 23, 2017

Low pressure circulation also evident in the regional radar mosaic loop pic.twitter.com/VDUxP6tSlO

— NWS Memphis (@NWSMemphis) January 22, 2017

Jan. 20th – looks like a swirling mess

As seen in this GOES infrared imagery, rain & snow will continue in the West and storms are likely in the southeast: https://t.co/9x3XwUGK4B pic.twitter.com/ft6562Gfm7

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) January 20, 2017

Jan. 18th – A few cm snow, and then rain all night

I was worried about visiting my client. The radar showed something coming, the question: when! It was fine when I left. I was due to leave her place at 4:00, and at 3:45, the snow just dropped like a curtain. Big, fluffy flakes. Eventually, it changed to rain. The sidewalk is all ice.

Jan. 17th 

And here it comes! The question: will it be rain, snow, sleet or hail?! The blue is snow, the pink the ice rain, the green rain. Sigh.

Track My Plow shows a mess!

Wicked

FREEZING RAIN risk late Monday before the sun rises on Tuesday for areas of Ontario as weather maker pushes up from U.S. @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/vCPfFnVUDJ

— Jeff Harrington (@JHarringtonTV) January 14, 2017

Jan. 15 

Poor Oklahoma. Freezing rain...

Most of the trees around Buffalo, OK are a mangled mess. #okwx #icestorm2017 pic.twitter.com/9SNBhJomNQ

— Basehunters Chasing (@Basehunters) January 15, 2017

Jan. 14th–a cold one!

Jan. 12th – rain overnight

More Hydro outages.

Jan. 11th – Winds are wild. Temperatures 5+ C., rained!

UPDATE 10:00 a.m.:

Crews continue full restoration efforts on 471 outages affecting 53,703 customers. For updates, visit: https://t.co/MHdZ6xZVbG #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/doRxSQxIVM

— Hydro One (@HydroOne) January 11, 2017

Hydro One ‏@HydroOne  3h3 hours ago

Strong winds caused more outages throughout the night. Crews continue to work hard this morning to restore power to 59,000 customers.

Jan. 10th – We'll see what this brings us!

Jan. 9th – "Vorticity"

Tropopause potential T anomalies -- little fuzzy white balls of vorticity over next 3-days highlight location of coldest, polar vortex air pic.twitter.com/XwezzlHaFV

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) January 9, 2017

Yesterday was amazingly cold, but sunny. I hauled some wood. Today, looks like some snow. Sure won't be rain!!!

Jan. 7th - 2.5 cm light snow

Jan. 6th – we cannot complain! 

Moisture sweeps across the atmosphere in this GOES composite water vapor imagery of the past 72 hours. See more at https://t.co/V5x34CI4KX pic.twitter.com/XOLeBPDkSH

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) January 6, 2017

Look at the Muskoka region... Lake Effect Snow! The winds pick up the moisture from the Great Lakes.

My friend, Jenn's dog in their snow!

...and we received another 20cm+ after this pic was taken 👍😀 Happy Friday friends 😘😘 pic.twitter.com/lbXcLIrZ5k

— jennifer (@jenn1662) January 6, 2017

We're just cold in southeastern Ontario. This morning it was -17 C. or so.

Muskoka got 80cm you heard me 80cm since last night of Snow! pic.twitter.com/dtr2KM08J5

— MusicR_ Photography (@MusicR_Photos) January 6, 2017

Jan. 5th

Crews continue to work on the remaining 5,607 customers still affected by yesterday's storm. Please visit our outage map for local updates

— Hydro One (@HydroOne) January 5, 2017

Hydro Ottawa has made progress, this morning only 25 left to get back up and running. It's hard work.

Update - Crews continue to work throughout the night. 301 customers remain without power. Latest info: https://t.co/s9drRAf3l5 pic.twitter.com/a47ZqXIJF7

— Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) January 5, 2017

Jan. 4th – rain and snow!

There are 26,275 people currently without power according to Hydro One. 9:00 a.m. Wed.
That was a bit of a mess. Trees are a mess, covered in ice rain and then snow.

Portrait of a cleanup: snowy, skinny streets, slippery sidewalks and, on top of it, hydro lines down at Gladstone/Lewis. pic.twitter.com/4MiLfUSOne

— Andrew Foote (@amkfoote) January 4, 2017

TY linesmen & @hydroottawa staff working round the clock. #OttawaFire reminds residents to call if lines are arcing & stay clear #staysafe https://t.co/lrnK0UH4Yf

— Danielle Cardinal (@OttawaFirePIO) January 4, 2017

Hydro out all over the region. Hydro Ottawa, and HydroOne (Ontario).

Hydro Ottawa crews working around the clock to restore power. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/i7Om6MRl9Z

— Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) January 4, 2017

Jan. 3rd –Freezing rain, slick driveway only -1 C.!

Freezing rain is ongoing across parts of E. Ontario this morning. Lots of rain coming today with over 25mm possible locally. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/RQcIYdLCt0

— Andy Costa (@AndyBlizzard87) January 3, 2017

The patterns are interesting!

Jan. 2nd

Warnings for us

Tropopause potential T anomalies -- little fuzzy white balls of vorticity over next 3-days highlight location of coldest, polar vortex air pic.twitter.com/XwezzlHaFV

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) January 9, 2017

Freezing rain warning issued for eastern Ontario. Significant ice could cause slick roads and outages on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/0RFl2HhMJy

— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) January 2, 2017

ALERTS for weather maker moving in late this afternoon, snow ramps up late tonight for S. Manitoba & NW Ontario PLUS freezing risk pic.twitter.com/hxoE5ntr6I

— Jeff Harrington (@JHarringtonTV) January 2, 2017

#onstorm #onwx Here’s our freezing rain forecast starting Monday night. Rain to follow will melt ice quickly. Info: https://t.co/qiQuTCrxNH pic.twitter.com/dOSYeyFFtW

— OntarioBlizzardWatch (@OntarioBlizzard) January 1, 2017

Jan. 1st A fair warning of 10 - 15cm, but only a few cm of snow.