Yeah I sort of felt that. The opening post is done in a way that it is happening here. Why not post in an American or Canadian forum.
Next news : It's getting hot in some places in Australia.
Yeah I sort of felt that. The opening post is done in a way that it is happening here. Why not post in an American or Canadian forum.
Next news : It's getting hot in some places in Australia.
Because if it happens it will be VERY big news. They don't happen that much. The title was pretty clear 'NORTH AMERICAN'. If you don't like the topic because of the geographical content then don't enter it.
And for your info, DS has Canadian, US versions...
Yeah I sort of felt that. The opening post is done in a way that it is happening here. Why not post in an American or Canadian forum.
Next news : It's getting hot in some places in Australia.
If you're going to post drivel at least get your drivel right.
Yes, the freezing rain we experienced where I live (Hampshire) was in the 90's and it only actually rained the stuff for a short time. The reason it became a problem is that it happened on a busy Saturday morning and people had no idea it was coming, so went about their daily lives as normal, until they fell over! It definitely could not be called an ice storm.
Not too bad then.
There isn't much info on the January 1940 event, as it occurred during wartime, and there's very little info online about the 1947 event. But I have a weather book written in 1949, which refers to it.
Trains out of Waterloo were all but paralysed, many in mid journey, especially on lines using the electrified third rail, as the electricity was cut off. A telegraph pole fell onto a railwayman's hut, which was fortunately empty at the time, and there were many minor collisions between skidding vehicles, as well as cases of broken bones where pedestrians had slipped over whilst attempting to walk on the sheet ice. Surrey was the worst affected county.
Glad that it's such a rare event in this country.
Persistent freezing fog deposited ice in the form of rime over parts of Northern England during the very cold February and March of 1969. This caused the television transmitter at Emley Moor to collapse on 19th March 1969.
Because if it happens it will be VERY big news. They don't happen that much. The title was pretty clear 'NORTH AMERICAN'. If you don't like the topic because of the geographical content then don't enter it.
And for your info, DS has Canadian, US versions...
Freezing rain is the worst thing ever, it's also like the easiest way to get a sustained power outage. Once the ice downs some power lines it takes them forever to put back up, like people go days without power after freezing rain, or wintry mix type precipitation. I've experienced thunder snow before it's creepy, and disconcerting haha.
We're flying back to Ohio on Saturday so after reading the first post and the links I was like uh oh, but luckily Ohio is only forecast to get rain for the whole storm, so good luck to the Canadians with this one!
Because if it happens it will be VERY big news. They don't happen that much. The title was pretty clear 'NORTH AMERICAN'. If you don't like the topic because of the geographical content then don't enter it.
And for your info, DS has Canadian, US versions...
Okay, just chill out, will you?
In the first place there's no "ice storm" forecasted. Freezing rain does not an ice storm make.
In the second place, if it DOES happen there's bugger all you can do about it. Stay home. Stay off the roads. (This is the very reason Canadians are advised to have at least three days' worth of food and water in the house.)
Stay calm and carry on (I'll be adding "drink" to that myself.) ;-)
In the first place there's no "ice storm" forecasted. Freezing rain does not an ice storm make.
In the second place, if it DOES happen there's bugger all you can do about it. Stay home. Stay off the roads. (This is the very reason Canadians are advised to have at least three days' worth of food and water in the house.)
Stay calm and carry on (I'll be adding "drink" to that myself.) ;-)
Maybe have a look at the effects of an ice storm before telling me what to do and btw I am not Canadian.
I didn't say you were Canadian, although you do apparently live in Canada. You don't actually have to be a Canadian citizen to heed the advice. Oh, and I was here for the last major ice storm.
(And I had already checked the weather forecast before posting, I thought I'd made that obvious but I could be wrong. It says there "is a risk". It's not time to start panicking yet.
My god, what IS it with some people, who seem determined to start stupid arguments instead of actually discussing the topic.
If you dont like a thread, alert the mods!...they can decide if its relevant or not, but I can safely say, this thread breaks NO DS rules whatsover.
And I personally find it interesting.
Anyway..I experienced an ice storm a few years back...awful, just awful....I hope this doesnt impact on you to much OP.
My god, what IS it with some people, who seem determined to start stupid arguments instead of actually discussing the topic.
If you dont like a thread, alert the mods!...they can decide if its relevant or not, but I can safely say, this thread breaks NO DS rules whatsover.
And I personally find it interesting.
Anyway..I experienced an ice storm a few years back...awful, just awful....I hope this doesnt impact on you to much OP.
TBH I am now ignoring all the pettyness;-)
Just hoping the temperature changes and it turns into snow. We live near a lot of trees so that makes the chances of the power going even higher>:(
Not looking good:(
Making sure we have enough food/water to last 3 days.
If this holds we most likely will be postponing Christmas.
Hoping things change:(
You're gonna be just fine
If you're in the GTA you probably won't be without power for long - if at all. If things do get bad just hunker down with your family at home. It's mostly people in outlying areas that end up losing power for any length of time.
If you're in the GTA you probably won't be without power for long - if at all. If things do get bad just hunker down with your family at home. It's mostly people in outlying areas that end up losing power for any length of time.
I am in the GTA and in the 2003 blackout we lost power for nearly 60 hours. Obviously it is different situation (summer & no warnings) but I would rather be prepared than over prepared.
I am in the GTA and in the 2003 blackout we lost power for nearly 60 hours. Obviously it is different situation (summer & no warnings) but I would rather be prepared than over prepared.
Yes indeed I remember it well, but that was nothing to do with the weather. Sounds like you've done all you can do.
Looking at google radar, looks like north of new brunswick has an ice storm now. The radar shows rain and sleet, but the temps are average -12C. A mix of snow/sleet and rain further west and south, stretching down to lake Huron via Ottawa.
Yes indeed I remember it well, but that was nothing to do with the weather. Sounds like you've done all you can do.
I did say "Obviously it is different situation"
If the power goes out no one can really predict how long it can be for...like I said we are preparing for the worst and making sure we have enough food and water for 3 days.
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Yeah I sort of felt that. The opening post is done in a way that it is happening here. Why not post in an American or Canadian forum.
Next news : It's getting hot in some places in Australia.
Because if it happens it will be VERY big news. They don't happen that much. The title was pretty clear 'NORTH AMERICAN'. If you don't like the topic because of the geographical content then don't enter it.
And for your info, DS has Canadian, US versions...
If you're going to post drivel at least get your drivel right.
Not too bad then.
There isn't much info on the January 1940 event, as it occurred during wartime, and there's very little info online about the 1947 event. But I have a weather book written in 1949, which refers to it.
Trains out of Waterloo were all but paralysed, many in mid journey, especially on lines using the electrified third rail, as the electricity was cut off. A telegraph pole fell onto a railwayman's hut, which was fortunately empty at the time, and there were many minor collisions between skidding vehicles, as well as cases of broken bones where pedestrians had slipped over whilst attempting to walk on the sheet ice. Surrey was the worst affected county.
Glad that it's such a rare event in this country.
Persistent freezing fog deposited ice in the form of rime over parts of Northern England during the very cold February and March of 1969. This caused the television transmitter at Emley Moor to collapse on 19th March 1969.
picture of the wreckage taken after the event
It's very interesting. I'm glad you've posted
We're flying back to Ohio on Saturday so after reading the first post and the links I was like uh oh, but luckily Ohio is only forecast to get rain for the whole storm, so good luck to the Canadians with this one!
Okay, just chill out, will you?
In the first place there's no "ice storm" forecasted. Freezing rain does not an ice storm make.
In the second place, if it DOES happen there's bugger all you can do about it. Stay home. Stay off the roads. (This is the very reason Canadians are advised to have at least three days' worth of food and water in the house.)
Stay calm and carry on (I'll be adding "drink" to that myself.) ;-)
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on61
Maybe have a look at the effects of an ice storm before telling me what to do and btw I am not Canadian.
Agree
I didn't say you were Canadian, although you do apparently live in Canada. You don't actually have to be a Canadian citizen to heed the advice. Oh, and I was here for the last major ice storm.
(And I had already checked the weather forecast before posting, I thought I'd made that obvious but I could be wrong. It says there "is a risk". It's not time to start panicking yet.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bb7kDMkCYAExAYk.jpg:large
Not looking good:(
Making sure we have enough food/water to last 3 days.
If this holds we most likely will be postponing Christmas.
Hoping things change:(
Are you a mod?, when did this rule come in?
You could do with your own generator, as the power will most likely fail.
If you dont like a thread, alert the mods!...they can decide if its relevant or not, but I can safely say, this thread breaks NO DS rules whatsover.
And I personally find it interesting.
Anyway..I experienced an ice storm a few years back...awful, just awful....I hope this doesnt impact on you to much OP.
TBH I am now ignoring all the pettyness;-)
Just hoping the temperature changes and it turns into snow. We live near a lot of trees so that makes the chances of the power going even higher>:(
In an ideal world we would get one...but it just isn't possible with so little time now.
You're gonna be just fine
If you're in the GTA you probably won't be without power for long - if at all. If things do get bad just hunker down with your family at home. It's mostly people in outlying areas that end up losing power for any length of time.
I am in the GTA and in the 2003 blackout we lost power for nearly 60 hours. Obviously it is different situation (summer & no warnings) but I would rather be prepared than over prepared.
Yes indeed I remember it well, but that was nothing to do with the weather. Sounds like you've done all you can do.
I did say "Obviously it is different situation"
If the power goes out no one can really predict how long it can be for...like I said we are preparing for the worst and making sure we have enough food and water for 3 days.
with a little hint of Anchorman here