Toronto Dodges Huge Snowfall As Temperatures Stay Above Freezing
Posted December 26, 2006 12:00 pm.
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First it was ten centimetres of snow.
Then it was five.
Now, it’s down to rain and a few flurries.
What happened to Toronto’s first real brush with winter?
Forecasters can explain it all in two simple words: the temperature.
A low pressure system led Environment Canada to issue major weather statements for the G.T.A. about the possibility of the first big snowfall of the season. But it failed to materialize Tuesday.
The system drew huge amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, bringing drenching rains to those on vacation in the northern part of Florida. It raced up towards Toronto, and there were predictions it would fall as a mix of rain, freezing rain and eventually heavy, wet snow.
While we’ll still see some flurries from the fast moving disturbance, the mercury stayed on the plus side early into the morning hours, letting all that water fall as rain.
Which means Toronto has managed to dodge yet another weather bullet in what’s quickly turning out to be one of the more remarkable Decembers on record.
Most of the snow has moved off to the east, and folks in the Ottawa area are expected to get the worst of it.
Freezing rain could also be a problem for those heading north up into cottage country.
But for now our first frosty kiss from Old Man Winter still remains more of a threat than a reality. And things are actually supposed to warm up slightly as the week goes on.
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