@jennjilks @CBCAlerts 13 cm in Sault Ste. Marie & 15 cm in Wiarton yesterday. Not bad compared to NY as we have a lack of observation sites.
Friends estimate 30+ cm in areas east of Georgian Bay. Lake of Bays has 33cm or 13" from Sunday to today.
It is the water cycle, really. It is exacerbated by the cold winter winds from the north crossing the warmer Great Lakes. The water has temperature inertia, and stays at a warmer temperature until winter sets in.
I had some fun making a graphic using a 2009 photo of Lake Superior. We had a big trip to Lake Superior and Lake Superior Park, in June, 2009.
It seems to be quite frequent in December, and it is. The winds blowing across warm, open Great Lakes water. By late winter more of the Great Lakes are frozen and less moisture is picked up.
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| This is a photo from our trip to Lake Superior Park. This is how Lake Effect snow is created |
Monday/Tuesday in Muskoka
Two photos from my friends. Firstly, Jacqueline in Huntsville. And then from Erica, in Bala, Ontario. The buses were cancelled and there were white outs everywhere. There were many car incidents and peeps were asked to stay off of the roads. Some did not listen.
12:48 AM EST Wednesday 19 November 2014. Snow squall ... Snowfall rates associated with this band are 5 to 10 centimetres per hour.
12:48 AM EST Wednesday 19 November 2014. Snow squall ... Snowfall rates associated with this band are 5 to 10 centimetres per hour.
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| Erica's patio furniture! |
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| Jacqueline's car, a little under the weather. |
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| Snow squalls and winds |
Barrie is bad, too
BREAKING: OPP have closed Hwy. 400 NB due to a serious collision. The highway is expected to be closed for 4-6 hours.
Corey Callaghan @CCallaghanNews Tuesday
#KawarthaLakes OPP are asking motorists to stay off the roads due to the weather conditions. #onstorm
BREAKING: OPP have closed Hwy. 400 NB due to a serious collision. The highway is expected to be closed for 4-6 hours.
Corey Callaghan @CCallaghanNews Tuesday
#KawarthaLakes OPP are asking motorists to stay off the roads due to the weather conditions. #onstorm
Georgian Bay current conditions
Gale warnings are in effect, as well as an ice warning. Tuesday, the air temperature was -1˚ C. andGeorgian Bay is 8˚ C., generating surface friction and the massive amount of moisture picked up by the winds.
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| Snow squalls, cold winds, lots of blowing snow |
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| animated surface currents Nov. 18th, 2014 |
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| Batchawana Bay, on Lake Superior the winds drive the moisture June 2009 |
