The Calm Before Some New Storms Descends On The GTA
Posted December 4, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Think you hate this bitter and brutal early taste of winter? If you live in the GTA, you really don’t have a lot to complain about. While we’ve been slipping and sliding on a few centimetres of slushy snow for three straight days, those outside the city have really experienced a winter wallop. And for some, it’s been a case of non-stop shovelling that they fear could last until March.
The northern sections of the Greater Toronto Area, like Newmarket, have been hit hard by the frosted flakes, and streamers off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay have kept cottage country buried by as much as 20 centimetres in a single day. Another 5-10 could fall before it finally tapers off.
And it’s been hard to get away from it all – some areas of York Region were subjected to whiteout conditions throughout the day on Tuesday and the drive north has been treacherous. Add in frigid wind chills that have been making clearing it all away even more unpleasant, and you can’t blame residents everywhere for complaining about what Mother Nature keeps serving up.
“I would like to have more sun,” one bundled up resident complains.
“It’s like a struggle getting my son into a snow suit so I’m not looking forward to that at all,” a mother adds.
“I just flew in from El Salvador, and it was 85 degrees and sunny,” recalls a disgruntled returnee named Bob. “So to tell you the truth I don’t think much of it.”
About the only ones who are smiling are the ski resorts and those who sell the equipment to get rid of all those flakes. “Salt, snow shovels, snowblowers, you name it,” agrees hardware store owner Dave Murphy. “It’s going out the door.” Provided drivers can actually get there.
The good news is that the bulk of the snow in T.O. has moved off for now and the wind chills will be easing over the next few days. There’s another disturbance heading here on Friday, but compared to what we’ve already been through, it’s likely to only drop 1-5 centimetres of snow on the city.
The bad news is your weekend could be followed by another messy commute to work. A storm that could strike Sunday into Monday and another that may hit late Tuesday could bring even more slushy wet snow to the area, leaving us with new headaches – and new reasons to complain.
- This bad weather is also hitting a large part of the country, and many flights have been delayed or cancelled because of it. Moncton, New Brunswick’s airport has been completely shut down after the city was socked in by 30 centimetres of snow. Check here to see if your destination is affected.
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