So this is whats up for tonight and Friday
Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County
4:39 AM EST Thursday 20 February 2014
Freezing rain warning for
Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County issued
Several hours of freezing rain beginning tonight.
An Alberta clipper and Texas low will be tracking towards the Great Lakes today where they will merge and rapidly intensify. This storm system will bring rising temperatures to Southern Ontario along with significant precipitation and strong winds.
Snow will begin this evening then change to freezing rain for a few hours before changing over to rain.
Meteorologists continue to monitor the development of these weather systems.
Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at
www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County
4:39 AM EST Thursday 20 February 2014
Rainfall warning for
Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County issued
Major storm bringing 25 to 50 mm of rain today and Friday.
An Alberta clipper and Texas low will be tracking towards the Great Lakes today where they will merge and rapidly intensify. This storm system will bring rising temperatures to Southern Ontario along with significant precipitation and strong winds.
Rain is expected to begin over Southwestern Ontario near midday then spread eastward to the Golden Horseshoe this afternoon reaching the Kingston area late this afternoon. Rain will reach the Ottawa Valley Friday morning. There is a chance that a brief period of snow, freezing rain or ice pellets may precede the rain as temperatures rise from just below freezing to above.
Total rainfall amounts of 25 to 50 mm are expected over the warned areas, with the highest amounts forecast to be in the Windsor-Sarnia to Niagara-Hamilton corridor, then along the north shore of Lake Ontario. In addition, thunderstorms will be possible over Southwestern Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe, and may result in locally higher rainfall amounts. Significant snow melt due to the rising temperatures will also be a concern.
As the rain comes to an end from west to east Friday, winds will increase out of the southwest with gusts to 70 or 80 km/h possible, particularly along the great lake shores.
Meteorologists continue to monitor the development of these weather systems.
Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at
www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.