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Storm still heading for Toronto
Curtis Rush
Despite predictions of commuter chaos this morning from the latest blast by old man winter, the early conditions seem downright serene. But don't put that shovel away just yet.
The snow forecasted to hit the GTA early this morning is still on the way, it's just late.
Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said yesterday this latest dumping of the white stuff will measure from 10 to 15 centimetres in the Toronto area as a system sweeps up from the United States.
Currently it is edging east from the Hamilton area and is expected to reach Toronto in the late morning.
The snow is expected to fall for the rest of the day and last well into early Wednesday morning. The temperature is also expected to dip, with Environment Canada predicting a low of minus 10 to go with the flurries tomorrow.
This is already the snowiest February on record but Mother Nature apparently wants to add to that mark.
"We're already in record territory and this will only add to the record snowfall," Phillips said.
The previous record dump for February in Toronto was 66.6 centimetres in 1950.
This February has already seen 69.8 centimetres of snow fall.
In fact, Phillips says "it's entirely possible" that another major snowfall record could fall by the time winter packs up.
The most snow accumulation over a winter season came in 1938-39 when 207 centimetres of snow fell.
At 148 centimetres, there's still plenty of time to break that record, Phillips feels.
"There has never been a March without snow and there's been only two Aprils ever without a trace of snow," the climatologist said.
"So, we're not done with winter yet."
In fact, snow has been the big story in Toronto all winter.
An average winter will see only two storms of 10 centimetres or more.
This winter, we've already endured five storms of that magnitude.
It's been so snowy that snow has fallen an average of every third day this winter.
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