The Weather

[Urbanomicon]

I use: http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php

It uses the much higher resolution U.S. Nexrad doppler radar system. Thanks to Buffalo and Detroit however, Southern Ontario is covered.

You can also the National Weather Services' site for their Buffalo (or Detroit) Radar. Doppler data can be viewed here as well, among other things.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?r...101111&loop=no

[UrbanWaterloo]

Snow Event to start at 11:59 PM on Feb. 1
City of Kitchener | February 1, 2011 | Link

Based on credible weather forecast information, the City of Kitchener has now declared an official snow event. Residents have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 to remove their parked cars from city streets or risk receiving an $80 ticket and being towed at the owner's expense. The parking ban will remain in affect for 24 hours - until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

Notification will be given in advance of that time as to whether or not the city will cancel the snow event or extend it for another 24 hours. That decision will be made based on weather conditions and credible forecasts.

Tag-and-Tow Bylaw
To help city crews clear all streets of snow within 24 hours of the storm ending, under the city's "tag-and-tow" bylaw residents are prohibited from parking their cars on city streets at any time when a snow event has been declared by the city. Snow events are declared when the city anticipates a significant amount of snow to accumulate.
Residents should tune into local media for updates, or visit www.kitchener.ca to join the city's snow event email distribution list. Members of that email distribution list will receive a direct email when the city declares future snow events and when snow events are extended or declared over.
Residents who suspect their car has been towed should call 519-741-2330 to find out where their car has been relocated.

Enforcement of the Tag-and-Tow Bylaw
During snow events, City of Kitchener bylaw enforcement staff will be asked to attend locations where parked vehicles are impeding snow-removal equipment from clearing the street. Enforcement staff will assess the situation and may ticket and tow some of the vehicles on the street to help the plows remove snow from that street.
Vehicles will not be ticketed and towed based on calls from the public.
Enforcement will only tow the number of vehicles necessary to allow the snow-removal equipment to do its job. It is possible that only a certain number of vehicles on a street will be removed, regardless of how many are actually present and in violation of the bylaw. In the event that some, but not all, vehicles are towed away, the remaining vehicles found in violation will be ticketed.
Vehicles will be ticketed and relocated to another area in close proximity when it is possible and practical to do so. Vehicles will be towed at the owners' expense.

[HillDweller]

http://www.intellicast.com/National/...D&animate=true

You can zero in to the local area.

[Waterlooer]

People in Oklahoma got blasted with snow last night, here is a pic of the storm someone sent in from Oklahoma: (from: http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc200...laremoreok.jpg)

[IEFBR14]

People in Oklahoma got blasted with snow last night

A 23cm snow fall, as is being reported, is unusual in OK. Neither the general public nor the authorities are prepared for something like that. They probably don't have any snow plows and most vehicle drivers don't know how to drive on snow covered roads even if they did. (A friend who works for the DoT in FL once told be about the havoc that a 1" freak snow fall caused in Tallahassee. It wasn't pretty even if it was hilarious.)

But 23cm of snow shouldn't be unusual in southern ON, even Toronto. We get them at least once or twice every year. Yet CBC Radio reports that Toronto authorities are recommending that people stay home tomorrow. Maybe that's because all of our troops are currently busy dealing with sand storms in Afghanistan and can't dig them out

What a bunch of wimps (Torontonians, not our troops.)

[KevinL]

A 23cm snow fall, as is being reported, is unusual in OK. Neither the general public nor the authorities are prepared for something like that. They probably don't have any snow plows and most vehicle drivers don't know how to drive on snow covered roads even if they did. (A friend who works for the DoT in FL once told be about the havoc that a 1" freak snow fall caused in Tallahassee. It wasn't pretty even if it was hilarious.)

No shovels at hand or winter tires on their wheels either. They have an excuse; we don't.

[FancyNancy]

Does this mean Wiarton Willie won't be able to see his shadow with all this snow! No shadow-early spring!

[Waterlooer]

Haha, that's right! :P

[IEFBR14]

Remember this? A preview of what we can expect to see on The National tomorrow night.

[Urbanomicon]

That brings back some memories.

[Duke-of-Waterloo]

So it started to snow around 10:20 pm. Any guess when it will stop?

[Waterlooer]

It is suppose to really ease down at 11am with some light snow/flurries ending at about 6pm. So... I guess it will all be said and done by 4:30pm

[Spokes]

It is suppose to really ease down at 11am with some light snow/flurries ending at about 6pm. So... I guess it will all be said and done by 4:30pm

Ya my guess is that by 10am the majority of it will have fallen. The rest of the day will be very light.

[ViewFromThe42]

It seems as though everything is closed today. Except for the University of Waterloo.

[Waterlooer]

We got about 1/3 of the snow originally expected. Looking at the radar, that big chunk of heavy snow stayed west of southern ontario and we got hit with the lighter part of the system. Places like Chicago got pounded by snow and wind.

[jerryhung]

This is a disappointment... :P I was so excited (and scared) at the same time for 30 cm snow
and this morning I woke up to see my deck wood.. no snow on top

[Spokes]

As expected....over blown.

[1231]

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[IEFBR14]

LMFAO! What happpened to the "big storm"

You heard it here first

[Spokes]

LMFAO! What happpened to the "big storm" ...... there's like 5cm of snow out there! The Weather Network is really good at scaring the crap out of people ...... next time I WON'T be getting excited

They really are good at it though if you think about it

And now as we say that 4 feet of snow will fall haha.