Saturday, 6 October 2012

Snowfall Roundup

In Richer, Manitoba. Taken by Dianne Benson
     An intense storm system formed over South Dakota Wednesday and tracked northeast into northwestern Ontario Thursday bringing large amounts of snow and rain. Over 30 mm of rain fell south and east of Winnipeg late Wednesday into early Thursday with about 5 to 10 mm in the city itself. Rain changed over to a heavy wet snow Thursday morning, with the heaviest being south, east and northeast of the city. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 20 cm were common by Friday morning, with up to 25 or 30 cm southeast of Steinbach and in northwestern Ontario. The extreme wetness of this snow made it difficult to shovel, but also caused widespread tree damage and left thousands without power east of Winnipeg when combined with a stiff north wind. Roads and highways were extremely treacherous, and snow plows were out plowing the highways. Incredible for this time of year! The snow provided much needed moisture to the drought-stricken southeastern Manitoba, giving a break from fires.
     Strong winds off Lake Winnipeg also pushed water onto Gimli streets.

Here are some snowfall reports up 10 AM Friday. Reports from Ontario are up to 4 PM Friday

Kenora . . . . . . . . 32 cm
Sandilands . . . . . 30 cm
La Broquerie . . . .27 cm
Red Lake . . . . . . 26 cm
Vita . . . . . . . . . . . 25 cm
Pinawa . . . . . . . . 22 cm
South Junction . . 20 cm (near Sprague)
Bissett . . . . . . . . .20 cm
Garson . . . . . . . . 15 cm
Richer . . . . . . . . .10 cm
Oakbank . . . . . . . . 9 cm
Dryden . . . . . . . . .  8 cm
Steinbach . . . . . . .  8 cm
St. Vital Wpg . . . . . 2 cm (my report - up to 3 PM Friday)

Winnipeg, Central Park on Friday. Taken by Suganthi Ramachandran

     Temperatures will remain cool for the next week with highs remaining in the single digits. We may hit 10°C Sunday, but other than that, not much in the way of double digit temperatures in the near-future. More rainfall and potentially a bit of snowfall looks likely Monday. Models hint at a warmup in about a week and a half, so don't lose hope that winter is here for good just yet!
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2 comments:

  1. jjcwpgOctober 08, 2012 10:12 pm

    Rain will continue to fall steadily for the rest of the evening, and for part of the overnight. It may - and likely - change to wet snow at some point overnight or early tomorrow morning, but it should not accumulate to much. Most should melt, similar to last week. Either way, looking cool for the remainder of the week, with signs of some warming up next weekend into next week. Still a bit too far to give specific temperatures, but temperatures in the mid teens, at least, are certainly in the cards.

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  2. jjcwpgOctober 09, 2012 1:43 pm

    About 1 to 1.5 cm of snow fell overnight, at least at my place. Now we have to deal with another unsettled day today with on and off snowsquall-type bands. Some of these will be giving some very heavy near-whiteout conditions locally with rapid accumulation. Any snow that accumulates will, for the most part, melt after the band has passed.

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