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Re: [Weather] We Have A Snow Event said by NefCanuck:Good god, lucky for the resident famous fuzzball that it isn't Ground Hog Day yet. Only way you'd get Wiarton Willie out in weather like that is to grab the little fuzzball by the nexk from his burrow & yank 
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Now -17C with wind chill of -23C at Wiarton. Perhaps this will cause Willie to expire. Happened before.
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| said by DKS:said by NefCanuck:Good god, lucky for the resident famous fuzzball that it isn't Ground Hog Day yet. Only way you'd get Wiarton Willie out in weather like that is to grab the little fuzzball by the nexk from his burrow & yank
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Now -17C with wind chill of -23C at Wiarton. Perhaps this will cause Willie to expire. Happened before. If that happens, I'm sure they'll find another poor groundhog that will be violently waken from his deep slumber.
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Ah yes, the infamous "stiff" replacement Willie.
Last week the Associated Press published what may be the most bizarre caption correction to have ever moved on the wires. AP corrected the spelling of the late Wiarton Willie the Groundhog's name, but more significantly, they also had to explain that their photographer had been lied to when he took a photo that purported to show the recently departed creature in his coffin. Apparently the real late Willie had been dead so long, and was so badly decomposed when his handlers tried to roust him for Groundhog Day, that they used an older stuffed groundhog as a stand-in for their photo of Willie's wake. |
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| said by Thane_Bitter:Ah yes, the infamous "stiff" replacement Willie.
Last week the Associated Press published what may be the most bizarre caption correction to have ever moved on the wires. AP corrected the spelling of the late Wiarton Willie the Groundhog's name, but more significantly, they also had to explain that their photographer had been lied to when he took a photo that purported to show the recently departed creature in his coffin. Apparently the real late Willie had been dead so long, and was so badly decomposed when his handlers tried to roust him for Groundhog Day, that they used an older stuffed groundhog as a stand-in for their photo of Willie's wake. Yes. The person who found Willie (he stunk) and who did the substitution is a friend of mine.
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This has been looming over Lake Erie all day.
A similar monster cloud is over Lake Ontario but it doesn't look as impressive from down here. Looks amazing from Sandplant Hill though. |
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Notice the "up to 40 cm"?
WWCN11 CWTO 230000
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:00 PM EST TUESDAY 22 JANUARY 2013.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY
WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY
LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY
OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY
BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.
SNOW SQUALLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
COLD, STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY
ARE GENERATING LOCAL SNOW SQUALLS. THE STRONGEST SNOW SQUALLS
ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN BURSTS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 3 CM PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 40 CM ARE
POSSIBLE UNDER THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
SNOW SQUALL WATCH FOR:
=NEW= GODERICH - BLUEWATER - SOUTHERN HURON COUNTY
STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH COUNTY
MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.
SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
SNOW SQUALLS CURRENTLY AFFECTING REGIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
SNOW SQUALL WARNING DOWNGRADED TO SNOW SQUALL WATCH FOR:
GODERICH - BLUEWATER - SOUTHERN HURON COUNTY.
SNOW SQUALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO
GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.
SNOW SQUALL WATCH UPGRADED TO SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY.
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==DISCUSSION==
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AS SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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kudos:5 | If past history is any guide, the "up to 40 cm" will translate to "maybe a light dusting" here.  |
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| said by Wolfie00:If past history is any guide, the "up to 40 cm" will translate to "maybe a light dusting" here. You won't be in the direct path of any streamers coming in off a lake and EC never said anything otherwise, so the entire comparison is moot anyway.
Hell, you might not even get a light dusting and instead will have nothing but clear skies at night and sun during the day, sans huge looming black clouds to your north and south. |
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said by DKS:Yes. The person who found Willie (he stunk) and who did the substitution is a friend of mine.
Poor fellow, him and the ground hog.
Down to -15ºC at the moment, a cold alert has been issued for the city and surrounding area.
»www.healthunit.com/article.aspx?id=18624 |
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kudos:3 | That's nothing. Check out the overnight temp and windchill in Ottawa. |
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kudos:3 | Haha, your overnight low will be lower than the lowest temperature ever recorded down here. |
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kudos:3 | LOL. We have real winter here, unfortunately. |
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It's -5 here. I may have to put on a spring jacket if it gets much worse. |
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Except for the West coast of BC, every city in Canada was below freezing during the day today. Many were double digits below. That ain't no Arctic oscillation! |
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I heard snow squalls are coming again for Owen Sound! |
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| said by donoreo:I heard snow squalls are coming again for Owen Sound!
Hanover - Dundalk - Southern Grey County
9:33 AM EST Wednesday 23 January 2013
Snow squall watch for
Hanover - Dundalk - Southern Grey County continued
Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.
Owen Sound - Blue Mountains - Northern Grey County
9:33 AM EST Wednesday 23 January 2013
Snow squall watch for
Owen Sound - Blue Mountains - Northern Grey County continued
Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.
Bruce Peninsula - Sauble Beach - Tobermory
9:33 AM EST Wednesday 23 January 2013
Snow squall watch for
Bruce Peninsula - Sauble Beach - Tobermory continued
Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.
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No snow squalls this morning, but it is still snowing. My ExpressVu dish is covered in snow and can't get signal. That means a trip up on the roof today. And I'll be blowing out the driveway at least twice. The blower has received more use in the last two weeks than it has in the last two years.
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