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Storm Season

There’s always a bit of nervous excitement surrounding storm season for Southern Ontario.  While we want to see some picturesque storms, we also hope that they don’t do much damage. It’s a bit of wishful thinking because severe storms are often accompanied by strong wind, heavy rain, and hail; the very things that give ...

Counting

Well, July is proving to be THE month for severe storms in Ontario this year. The month isn’t over yet and we already have fourteen confirmed tornadoes*. June and July of last year (2020) saw fourteen and twelve respectively, as well. Some big numbers for a single month in Ontario. Before the Northern Tornadoes Project ...

All that white

Well, winter is officially here. I guess. Traditionally, there have been a variety of ways to mark the start of the winter season here in Ontario. December 1st is the start of ‘meteorological’ winter – the months of December, January, and February marking the frigid quarter of the year. December 21st of ...