Weather: Yikes, Again

[dewline]

Ottawa City Hall has declared a Significant Weather Event tonight.

Comments

[jsburbidge]

If it's significant, what does it signify?

(Just called to check on my sister and brother-in-law, who were getting into Ottawa from Peterborough, but they got in early this afternoon and are not planning on going outside.)

[dewline]

I'm thinking back to the Ice Storm of 1998.

We'll see how it goes by comparison to that memory.

[radiantfracture]

Eesh. Stay safe.

[cmcmck]

Stay safe!

[blogcutter]

We were reasonably lucky in our neck of the woods. We didn't lose power and we were able to get out for groceries this morning. If you're going out on foot though, I'd strongly advise crampons, as some walkways are quite slippery.

[dewline]

I don't have those, so I think I'm going to wait for the afternoon to go out for anything...

[thewayne]

We are supposed to have 4-7" by tonight. I awoke and it was snowing - but nothing more than a light dusting on the ground, and the temperature has already risen up to freezing, so I expect we're not going to get 7".

Nonetheless, the snow thrower's batteries are fully charged.