Tuesday, December 29, 2009

2009 Dec 29 Deep Freeze Hits Toronto

Toronto's first extreme cold alert of the season has been issued for Monday Dec28 night. With expected lows of -15C and a wind chill factor of -24, being outside could be dangerous.



Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Toronto Gets Its First Snow of The Season


Toronto received its first taste of winter Wednesday-Dec 9 with a slushy mix of snow and rain blanketing city streets and highways. The wet snow turned into rain by about 9 am and continue through the afternoon.













Monday, November 30, 2009

2009 Nov 30 No Snow for Southern Ontario




With no snow in the forecast for today, Southern Ontario could see the first November without snow in 70 years.

Friday, August 21, 2009

2009 Aug 20 Tornadoes Touchdown in GTA Aftermath


Thursday, August 20 2009 evening's massive violent storm wasn't quite like anything most of us have ever seen around these parts, with several funnels clouds and tornadoes touching down across the GTA.




Multiple homes were damaged in the Houston Road and Martin Groove area of Woodbridge. Many roofs were torn off. Shingles were strewn all over the street.













Three days after an F2 tornado left a path of destruction through Vaughan, Ont., some of the victims who were hit the hardest were told they won't be able to return to their homes for months, or even a year.


This is what the sky looked like outside our house just after the violent storm hit Toronto last night 8:20 PM

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Wicked Storms Sweep Across Toronto

An intense band of precipitation swept across southern Ontario from Michigan Saturday morning, dumping sizeable hail on many areas of the GTA
Hail on Driveway


Hailstorm in the Backyard




Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Snowfall Warning Ends

The snowfall has ended because most of those 15 cms are already on the ground. It's hard to believe this winter could be worse than the last one 2008. The GTA (Greta Toronto Area) is well on track to see even more flakes and we've already had 115 cms of flakes since November 2008 (more than we usually get in an entire winter). Moreover, it's only mid-January, with the snowiest months of February and March still to come……………..