It's blizzarding here in Toronto. Total whiteout in my part of town. PLUS thunder and lightning!

[IntravenousDemilo]

What the hell is next? Frogs raining from the sky?

[Skidmore]

1. Since early this morning (like 4 am), we've had rain, freezing rain,

downpour, and some snow mixed in, all blown about by 50 mi/hr winds.

Frogs from the sky would be a realistic expectation at this point.

[lazyriver]

2. I'll let you know tomorrow when all that fun finds its

way to Maine!

[rodeodance]

3. its been like that in Wisconsin also. elect off for several hours

[MuseRider]

4. Thunder blizzard follows tornados and

70 degrees yesterday. This morning the snow was blinding for a short while with lightning and thunder. Last night tornado warnings in the county below mine, lots of warnings. It was so warm and nice but today it is 34 with a big big wind.

Spring in Kansas, this is really not all that unusual for us.

I think I will skip the frogs though. Let me know how that goes ;).

[IntravenousDemilo]

5. As terrya wrote to me just now:

"No, no...of course we're not tampering with weather. Why would you think a silly thing like that?"

[MuseRider]

16. I don't know about your weather

but this really is not unusual for us. I have seen this more times than not this time of the year. What is happening to you may very well be out of the ordinary.

All that being said, I totally agree with you about the weather tampering, it is just not unusual here in Kansas for this to occur.

[ClusterFreak]

6. only slight and intermittent freezing rain here along Lake Erie in Niagara.

Keeping my fingers crossed...good luck to you too.
:hi:

[hippiechick]

7. nah, it's just thundersnow ...

... happens quite often, actually.


:hi: Stay warm !!

[IntravenousDemilo]

19. Back in Saskatchewan, I never saw this shit.

Snow was meant for winter, thunderstorms for summer, and never the twain would meet. It's only in the past couple of years that I've experienced "thundersnow", and it still seems like it's the end of the world.

[Lisa]

22. yes -- I suspect it's probably more common in the US than Canada

I grew up in Ontario, and we very seldom had thunder and lightning in the winter (though we did get massive thunderstorms and even tornadoes in the summer). And when I moved out to the West Coast, the weather stats confirmed that thunder at any time of the year was scarce, let alone in the winter. (It made headlines when the local Wal-Mart was hit by lightning in midwinter, a couple of years ago.)

One scientist told me that muskox herds are milling around in confusion, in the high Arctic, when they hear thunder (unfamiliar to them) -- it's been happening in recent years, presumably due to global warming.

[dogday]

8. I hope you stay safe and warm

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

9. I'm in the east end of TO ...

... I can just BARELY see the houses across the street!

[Lisa]

23. snow flurries in Victoria yesterday -- the flowering trees downtown

... were coated with flakes. People were freaking out -- carrying on as if the world were coming to an end! I had to laugh.

Although I've lived here for more than a decade, and snowfall is pretty rare, this close to spring.

[hfojvt]

10. happens regularly down here in Kansas

called 'thundersnow'. I would think it could be a spring phenomenon anywhere.

[Ioo]

11. SNOWNADOS!!!

I have 2 dreams in life, to see a Snownado (Snow + tornato) or a SNOWACANE (Snow + Huricane)

Be safe!!!

[BlueStorm]

29. That would be so freakin' cool!!!

Seriously though, I hope everyone will be safe and warm.

Blue

[MissB]

12. Excellent!

Not really, but it sounds really cool.

[jeanarrett]

13. Weird, but I've seen it too!

I was driving up to the Upper Pennisula (Michigan) a couple of years ago on Thanksgiving weekend and it was a total blizzard whiteout and thundering and lightening overhead at the same time. I've lived in Michigan my entire life (40 plus years) and it's the first time I'd ever experienced those three weather items at the same time. I wasn't sure what planet I was on for a while. :)

[buzzard]

14. It is blizzarding next to Toronto as well (Oakville) I feel like I am in a

snowy globe that has just been shook up. We have no thunder and lightening though.

[KatyaR]

24. Oakville--isn't that where Ridge Radio broadcasts from?

I love that station!

Stay safe and warm!

[SidDithers]

I'd never heard of them until now...

but you're right, we're the same Oakville.

Cheers.

Sid

[SidDithers]

26. Hey, another Oakvillian here!

Us DUers are everywhere!

Sid

[buzzard]

27. I am always surprised by the geographic location of the members of this board. We need to have a

meet up of us Ontario members.

[SidDithers]

28. I'd be up for that...

great sig line btw :)

Sid

[buzzard]

31. Thanks no one has ever commented on it but I love Darwin. I would love to

meet up with other DUer's in this part of the world. If you are up to it let me know.

[madrchsod]

15. i`m sitting in the middle of all this in northern illinois

waiting for the wind to change and bring what`s ever left from the plains storm

[MuseRider]

17. Be safe

it was a goodie. The clouds were amazing, just really spectacular. I was lucky to be just north of the bad weather but close enough to feel and see it.

[Cha]

18. Strange weather, eh, for your

part of the world?

[Bukowski Fan]

20. We had some thundersnow down here in S Minn

It's pretty intense. The skies just kinda open up and the snow comes pouring down, total whiteout. Probably got 2 inches within an hour.

[Canuckistanian]

21. Yikes! I'm in Ottawa and I see it heading my way

Keep sending posts for as long as you can.

We'll never forget you.

[crappyjazz]

30. It whipped through Kingston

but didn't last too long tonight ... we might get some later, not sure. drive safe everyone

[Telly Savalas]

25. Look on the bright side

Harper will have to pull the troops out of Afghanistan so they can return to Canada to shovel snow in Toronto.