I just read the following wind chill warning from the weather office.
http://weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?onrm104
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Warnings
Ottawa North - Kanata - Orléans
9:35 PM EST Tuesday 13 January 2009
Wind chill warning for
Ottawa North - Kanata - Orléans continued
Extreme wind chill values tonight and early Wednesday.
This is a warning that extreme wind chill conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
At 9:30 PM weather radar is showing snowsqualls coming onshore to the Lee of Lake Huron from just south of Port Elgin to just north of Grand Bend. Meanwhile..A Georgian Bay snowsquall is making landfall near Collingwood and extending inland to Borden. Local snowfall amounts up to 15 centimetres in 12 hours are possible under intense snowsqualls. Whiteout conditions from bursts of heavy snow and blowing snow will also be significant issues to deal with.
Over eastern Ontario in the warned regions and especially along the Ottawa River Valley strong winds will develop behind a low pressure system moving into Québec. Winds combined with a cold Arctic air mass will give wind chill values near minus 35 mainly later this evening and overnight.
Dangerous winter driving conditions from accumulating snow and whiteout conditions from blowing snow and bursts of heavy snow are expected. Travel plans should be changed accordingly.
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I wonder if LCB Ottawa will cancel any classes this week due to the deteriorating weather conditions. Last week, they had to cancel/postpone an evening class for Superior Cuisine simply because the snowy condition was declared (by local authorities) dangerous for drivers. The School did not want students to drive home at 10pm in the snowy conditions.
I reckon -35 degrees Celsius is going to be the coldest I have experienced so far. Not looking forward to it at all. The bus strike in Ottawa simply isn't helping anyone. It's been over a month since the bus strike began (I believe it started on 10 December 2008)... Many of my classmates have had to take a taxi to school every time they have a class, and it is becoming a financial burden for some. I hope the bus strike ends soon. Fingers crossed.
