Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued: Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Oxford, Delhi, Simcoe

Severe thunderstorm warning for Woodstock – Tillsonburg – Oxford County

Added: Simcoe, Delhi, Norfolk at 8:57 pm.

At 8:20 pm EDT, meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm just southwest of London moving southeast at 50 km/h toward Aylmer. The storm is capable of producing large hail to 3 cm in diamter and damaging wind to 90 km/h. A tornado may also be possible.

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Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches.Large hail can damage property and cause injuries. Strong wind gusts and locally heavy rain are also possible.Go indoors and move away from windows and skylights. Avoid areas of the building that could be affected by falling debris such as tree limbs. Stay on the lower floor of your home or building and if the storm is particularly severe go to the basement.

A severe thunderstorm watch is issued for Brantford, Brant County, Norfolk, Delhi and Simcoe.

Rainfall Warning Issued for Brantford – Brant

Rainfall Warning issued for Brantford, Brant, Oxford, Norfolk, Simcoe, Delhi Woodstock and London areas.

Heavy rainfall into Thursday.

A series of low pressure systems will give periods of rain to the regions from this evening through Wednesday and into Thursday. The rain will be heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms also expected. Rainfall amounts of 50 to 80 mm are expected by Thursday.

The rain will likely change to freezing rain Thursday in the London and Oxford areas. To the south, near Lake Erie, additional rainfall amounts are expected before the rain changes to some snow Friday.

EDIT: Weather Watcher S Sills is seeing heavy lightning and rain already in Tillsonburg/Oxford area.

Freezing Rain Warning Issued – Brantford, Brant, Simcoe, Norfolk

A Freezing Rain warning has been issued for Brantford, Brant, Paris, Cambridge, Delhi, Simcoe, Norfolk, Waterford, Port Dover, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ohsweken, Haldimand County

Freezing rain this evening.

A couple hours of freezing rain are expected this evening before changing over to rain or drizzle later this evening as temperatures rise above freezing.

Brantford, Haldimand and Norfolk Could have tricky Drive Monday afternoon.

Snow mixed with ice pellets along with some freezing rain will begin in Southwestern Ontario Monday morning. Ice pellets and some freezing rain will spread northeast through the afternoon possibly reaching as far north as a line from Kincardine through Barrie to Cobourg Monday evening.

Precipitation is expected to change over to mainly rain for a few hours especially near Lake Erie and Ontario and across Southwestern Ontario. Snowfall amounts with this system will likely range from a coating near Lake
Erie to 2 to 5 cm across the Greater Toronto area to Waterloo Region and Stratford and 5 to 10 cm further north towards Southern Georgian Bay.

Rainfall Warning Issued – Brantford, Delhi, Norfolk

A rainfall warning has been issued for Brantford, Brant, Norfolk, Simcoe, Delhi, Port Dover, Oxford, Tillsonburg , Ingersoll and Woodstock.

A low pressure centre over Lake Michigan is expected to slowly intensify as it tracks toward the Central Great Lakes today. Rain associated with the low is streaming north from the Gulf of Mexico to Southern Lake Ontario. Regions near and just north of Lake Erie are expected to receive the highest rainfall amounts with about 25 mm before the rain tapers to showers overnight.

With snow melting and all the rain, residents are advised to take caution near lakes and rivers.

Snowmageddon 2013?

Depending on the temperature, Brantford and area could be in for a whack of snow today.

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Rain mixed at times with ice pellets and perhaps some brief
Freezing rain has moved into Southwestern Ontario and will continue
its northeastward March into remaining districts this evening. The
rain is expected to become mixed with wet snow tonight, but will
remain more predominant near Lake Erie and along the shoreline of
Lake Ontario where temperatures will be slightly milder.

For areas farther north of Lake Erie and inland, such as Sarnia,
London and Brantford, temperatures will likely cool to the zero
degree mark a couple hours after the cold rain or mixed
Precipitation begins. If this happens, expect a changeover to all
snow with a possibility of 10 to 15 cm of heavy snow overnight into
Wednesday morning.

The heaviest snowfall is likely to occur overnight into the morning
rush hour. This will result in rapidly accumulating snow and low
visibilities during the early morning hours. Motorists should adjust
travel plans accordingly as this snowfall event may have a
considerable impact on the morning commute to work.

Periods of wet snow, possibly mixed with rain, will continue later on
Wednesday, but at this point, additional snow amounts appear to be
In the 2 to 5 cm range.

For areas farther north and inland, such as Stratford, Waterloo
region through Guelph and Milton to Orangeville and over northern
parts of the Greater Toronto area, temperatures will likely cool to
or slightly below the zero degree mark shortly after the
precipitation begins. If this happens, expect a changeover to all
snow with a possibility of 10 to 15 cm of heavy snow by Wednesday
morning. Should the precipitation fall as all snow, total snowfall
amounts of up to 20 cm are possible by Wednesday evening. Over these
areas, the heaviest snowfall is likely to occur late tonight into the
morning rush hour. This will result in rapidly accumulating snow and
low visibilities during the early morning hours.

Freezing Rain Warning Issued – Brantford, Norfolk and Area

A freezing rain warning has been issued for Brantford, Brant, Simcoe, Delhi, Norfolk, Tillsonburg, Oxford, Woodstock, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Southern Ontario. Snow changing to freezing rain tonight and overnight.

Freezing Rain coming to Brantford and Area – Be Ready

Environment Canada is issued a special weather statement for Brantford, Simcoe, Delhi, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and the rest of Southern Ontario.

A low pressure system developing over Colorado will track toward Southern Ontario tonight and Monday. Precipitation ahead of this low will reach Windsor this evening, then the Toronto to Georgian Bay area towards midnight, and finally the Ottawa Valley Monday morning.

Precipitation will start as snow, then change to ice pellets and freezing rain. Precipitation will change to rain for most areas Monday. The main concern is that the freezing rain may last for several hours before changing to
rain. Untreated surfaces may become slippery making for hazardous traveling conditions.

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Generation Zel! Radio will keep you up to date as the system approaches and as watches / warnings are issued.

Winter Storm Warning – Simcoe, Delhi, Norfolk

A dangerous winter storm about to affect Southern and Eastern Ontario.

Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for:
Simcoe, Delhi, Norfolk, Port Dover, Waterford, Townsend, Caledonia, Cayuga, Haldimand, Dunnville, and Niagara Region.

Over the Niagara and Simcoe-Dunnville areas snow at times heavy has settled in. It will continue into the overnight hours before tapering off Thursday morning. Total snowfall amounts are expected to be in the 15 to 20 cm range with local 25 possible. The falling snow combined with northeast winds gusting to 60 or 70 km/h will create considerable blowing snow with reduced visibilities frequently less than 500 metres.

Highest snow amounts over Ontario are expected over Dunnville,
Niagara, and from Kingston to Cornwall with 15 to 20 cm or more and
very poor visibilities in blowing snow. Hence winter storm warnings
are in effect for these areas.

Areas from Windsor to Simcoe and Hamilton, and from Cobourg to Smiths
Falls and Ottawa are expected to see 10 to 15 cm of snow with this
event.

Further north, from Sarnia to Kitchener to Toronto to Bon Echo Park
to Renfrew, snowfall amounts will likely be in the 5 to 10 cm range.
The reason why more snow is not expected in this swath is the shorter
duration of snow on the outer fringe of the snow area.

Impacts will be significant for travellers. It is a widespread event
and many regions have not experienced a significant snow event for
some time. The falling snow combined with northeast winds to 50 or
60 km/h will create fairly widespread blowing snow and poor
visibilities. This will be especially true in the Niagara region
where snowfall amounts will likely be highest. Also, holiday rush
hour Thursday morning may be problematic since much of the snow will
have fallen tonight.

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Snowstorm coming Boxing Day?

A low pressure system is expected to develop over Texas on Christmas
day and then move northeastward to pass south of the Great Lakes
region late in the day boxing day into Thursday. Such a storm track
would place Southern Ontario on the cold side of the storm, with the
potential for significant snowfall accumulations.

Present indications suggest that the snow would start in the
southwest during the day on boxing day, and then spread eastward to
reach Eastern Ontario later in the evening. In addition, gusty
northeast winds would result in local blowing snow reducing
visibilities. Conditions should improve from west to east on
Thursday.

Current indications suggest that in areas from Lake Erie across
Niagara as well as the St Lawrence Valley area the potential exists
for snowfall amounts near the warning criteria of 15 cm in 12 hours.

Special weather statement for:
City of Toronto
Windsor – Essex – Chatham-Kent
Sarnia – Lambton
Elgin
London – Middlesex
Simcoe – Delhi – Norfolk
Dunnville – Caledonia – Haldimand
Oxford – Brant
Niagara
City of Hamilton
Halton – Peel
York – Durham
Huron – Perth
Waterloo – Wellington