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Old 03-26-2014, 02:40 PM   #1
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How many others have been affected? It's starting to switch to freezing rain here.

Some perspective:

About 1:00pm



What was forecast



Everything's closed, playoff game tonight postponed until tomorrow, only emergency vehicles are to be on the road, CTV sent my father in law to the other side of the island to report on how bad the storm was and he is storm stayed (and by result can't file the report, smrt tinkin dere CTV).

Will follow up with after pictures later.
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Old 03-26-2014, 02:42 PM   #2
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Seriously, have you checked Alberta's weather......
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Old 03-26-2014, 02:46 PM   #3
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I heard about this from a co-worker who lives in NB, 50cm of snow is ridiculous, hopefully you guys get through it ok.
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Old 03-26-2014, 02:49 PM   #4
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Meh it really isn't that bad, despite what some might think 50cm of snow in a few hours is abnormal for anywhere in this country.
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Old 03-26-2014, 03:01 PM   #5
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nevermind... this is supposed to be the "before" photo
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Old 03-26-2014, 03:07 PM   #6
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At least it's not cold?
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Old 03-26-2014, 04:20 PM   #7
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Weather Bomb? Is this an actual term?

Never heard it before.
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Old 03-26-2014, 04:24 PM   #8
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Gusts of up to 114 mph (183 km/h) have been reported.
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Old 03-26-2014, 04:53 PM   #9
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Still another 15-25cm to go.

Roads are still crap, shovelling sucked (thankfully got the use of a snowblower for the driveway).

And weather bomb apparently is an actual term.

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Why is your road so clear? Almost like some sort of machine passed by moving the snow off to the sides of the road.
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Why is your road so clear? Almost like some sort of machine passed by moving the snow off to the sides of the road.
If only Calgary had such contraptions...
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Old 03-26-2014, 07:10 PM   #12
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As Nova Scotia is three hours ahead, I can only surmise that such machines only exist in the future.
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Hmm... so it's more effective to clear snow after it falls?

And here we thought scraping dry roads the night before was the way to go.
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Old 03-27-2014, 07:42 AM   #14
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It was crazy here in Saint John yesterday. I was out plowing about 10:30 last night and not a car on the road. At one point the snow was blowing around so badly I couldn't even see our neighbors house 30 feet away.

Today beautiful and sunny although still very windy.
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Old 03-27-2014, 07:46 AM   #15
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There are tons of commonly used terms for winter storms.

Snow Squalls
Weather bomb
Snowmageddon
Snowpocalypse
Snow Qaeda / Snine Eleven
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^ What about The Perfect Storm?
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Old 03-27-2014, 09:12 AM   #17
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My hometown got hammered last night

Wind & Snow for hours.

Someones travel trailer was blown over. Roofs and siding off of houses.

When the pics hit facebook (as we all know they will) I will post a few here.
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Old 03-27-2014, 09:37 AM   #18
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As a Calgary citizen I am unmoved by your so called "weather bomb"

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Old 03-27-2014, 09:39 AM   #19
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Radio reported that there are still gusts of 100 km/h going on out on the east coast.

I've never lived by the sea, but winter winds coming off the ocean can't be too much fun.
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