November Georgian Bay Snowsqualls Reaching Singleton

This was the start of the snowsquall outbreak behind the cold front. The first blast of cold Arctic air to flood over the warm Great Lakes tends to... more

by Phil Chadwick

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November Georgian Bay Snowsqualls Reaching Singleton

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Phil Chadwick

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Painting - Oil On Canvas

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This was the start of the snowsquall outbreak behind the cold front. The first blast of cold Arctic air to flood over the warm Great Lakes tends to produce some very memorable and severely snow events. The forecasts were quite excellent. We had begun talking about this setup a week previously. My friend Tom was interviewed on Fox Weather and he used my Paradise painting as a backdrop. Parts of New York State observed more than five feet of snow.

These snowsqualls originated from Georgian Bay and only reached Singleton during the late afternoon hours after a daytime of heating. The instability created by heating the land is essential for allowing the snowsqualls to penetrate far inland. The instability created by the cold air passing over the warm water bodies of the Great Lakes can only take those squalls so far inland. After that, they need a boost. This is the way those squalls looked at 5 pm on Thursday, November 17th, 2022.

The squalls would stay westerly on Friday but on Saturday, to quote the weather warning: "An intense snow squall currently over Lake Ontario is forecast to drift northward tonight. This snow squall will move out of the area early Sunday morning. Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Road closures are possible." That is pretty much what happened.

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December 21st, 2022