bad weather

Travel advisory in effect...

Hello Just a quick note to say it has been storming all day Jan 01-2010. From 08.00hrs to present 18.00hrs with 80km winds and blowing snow and zero visibility travel not recommended from Swift Current to Medicine Hat along the Trans Canada highway. I live in Maple Creek Saskatchewan.
Respectfully
Barb Stabbler

Barry's Response - Thank you Barb. Safety is the key thing when travelling in snowy areas.

big crazyy storm commin

by donut
(dartmouth)

Been There, Had Enough

man i seen the wheather the other day it was crazy, all the storms manit was nuts. bye!

Barry's Response - Yes DNDM, if an omega-block sets up in the west like the models predict, that front causing the crazy weather may remain in place for another week or so. Bear with it. Summer's coming.



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For a while, ya mighta been really scared, but thankfully nothing happened so good thing you stayed in the house safe. It's a good reminder to be prepared for anything.

Red Deer Storm

Red Deer Storm

Barry's Response - Red Deer is a city of nearly 100,000 in central Alberta, roughly midway between Calgary and Edmonton. Although not extremely common, tornadoes do occur a few times in Alberta, in July.

One hit a crowded campground near Red Deer in 2000 and killed several people. Another passed through Edmonton, the capital, in 1987 and killed 27. Canada's worst hit Regina, one province over in Saskatchewan, just a day or two before July 1929 and killed 28 people.

Thank you for the photo. Here is a bit about the weather Calgary typically experiences.



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June snow

it is snowing in Medicine Hat and I mean snowing, not flurries. It has been snowing since early morning.

We have about 1 inch on the ground and it does not look like it will stop any time soon.

Tom

Barry's Response Medicine Hat, that's in Canada, right? When doesn't it snow?

Just kidding, It snowed that same weekend here in Calgary too, but not enough to accumulate. Thanks for your complaint, Tom...that's what we Canadians like to do.

Sometimes there's a low pressure system slowly moving across the region, bringing cold air and moisture. Snow forms when cold air collides with warmer air, which is why it's been snowing out of season.

saskatchewan skies!

by debby richard
(outside Duff, saskatchewan)

I was watching the weather channel and glanced outside, and was awestruck...it felt like the heavens were opening up...I grabbed my camera and snapped a couple of pics then went outside and got this one...this was taken June27th in the evening, crazy hey!

Barry's Response - Nice work, Debby. Now I know how Saskatchewan got its slogan on their licence plates (Land of the living skies). Thank you!

As the sun set, were you awestruck by the sky in a moment to remember? Did you keep watching until the sun was completely set and the sky was black? I might've been fun.