AWCN10 CWTO 162130
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:30 P.M. EST TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2021.

DISCUSSION.

A SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EMERGED OUT OF THE SOUTHERN U.S. 
AND TRACKED SOUTHEAST OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING 
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. 

THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WERE OBSERVED IN THE HAMILTON AND 
NIAGARA AREAS WHERE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW MADE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 
HAZARDOUS. EXACT AMOUNTS IN THE ST. CATHARINES AREA ARE A BIT 
UNCERTAIN, BUT THERE IS AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF OVER 40 CM OF TOTAL 
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WERE 
ALSO NOTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF GEORGIAN BAY. 

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN CENTIMETRES AND 
PEAK WIND GUSTS IN KILOMETRES PER HOUR RECEIVED BY THE ONTARIO STORM 
PREDICTION CENTRE AS OF 4:00 P.M. EST: 

GRIMSBY 23 TO 35 * 
BAYFIELD 31 * 
STONEY CREEK 29.5 * 
AMHERSTBURG 29 * 
SMITHVILLE 26 TO 28 * 
STRATHROY 27.9 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
BOGNOR 27.9 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
WIARTON AIRPORT 26 
FERGUS 26 * 
CHATSWORTH 25.9 * AS OF 7:00 A.M. EST 
KIMBERLEY 25.9 * AS OF 8:29 A.M. EST 
ANCASTER 25 * 
BEAMSVILLE 25 * 
HARROW 23.4 * AS OF 6:30 A.M. EST 
ST. CATHARINES 22.7 * 
WAUBAUSHENE 22.5 * 
WHEATLEY 22.1* AS OF 7:00 A.M. EST 
BURLINGTON 22 * 
CORNWALL 22 * 
DRESDEN 21.3 * AS OF 8:30 A.M. EST 
ORANGEVILLE 21 * 
PETROLIA 21 * 
LUCKNOW 20.3 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
KOMOKA 20.3 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
SARNIA 20.1 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
HAMILTON CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 20 * 
INGERSOLL 20 * 
WINDSOR 20 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
CALEDONIA 19.1 * AS OF 7:00 A.M. EST 
LEAMINGTON 19 * AS OF 6:00 A.M. EST 
OTTAWA AIRPORT 19 
KANATA 19 * AS OF 7:30 A.M. EST 
LONDON NORTHEAST 19 * 
BRUSSELS 16 TO 18 * 
CARLETON PLACE 17.8 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
STITTSVILLE 17.3 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
WATERLOO 17 * 
GRIMSBY MOUNTAIN 17 * AS OF 7:22 A.M. EST 
WINCHESTER 16.5 * 
HAMILTON AIRPORT 16 
KITCHENER 16 * 
KINGSTON 16 * 
OWEN SOUND 15.2 * AS OF 8:00 A.M. EST 
BARRIE 15 * 
KANATA 15 * AS OF 7:00 A.M. EST 
GUELPH 13 TO 15 * 
MISSISSAUGA 12 TO 15 * 
TORONTO 10 TO 15 * 
CALEDON 14 * 
ORILLIA 14 * 
BRAMPTON 12 * 
NEWMARKET 12 * 
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT 12 

* DENOTES VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS SUCH AS COCORAHS AND COOLTAP 

PEAK WIND GUST: 

HAMILTON AIRPORT 83

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

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