Buffalo Doppler vs King City
 

I recall one (or two) poster(s) objected to my use of Buffalo radar when a (inferior with regards to thunderstorms) Canadian site was available.

A mosiac would satisfy?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psdb771acb.jpg

On that note..

City of Toronto
4:59 PM EDT Friday 19 July 2013
Severe thunderstorm warning for
City of Toronto continued

At 4:50 EDT, meteorologists are tracking an area of severe thunderstorms extending from southern Lake Huron through Lake Simcoe and the northern GTA, and east northeastward to the southern Ottawa Valley.

These are dangerous storms. A roof has been reported blown down in the Petawawa area and trees have been blown down. Wind damage has been reported in Petawawa, Pembroke, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Barrie, and Coldwater.

The individual thunderstorms are moving eastward at 80 km/h while the area of thunderstorms is sinking southward at about 30 km/hr.

The thunderstorms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail as well as the threat for a tornado.
Torrential downpours are also associated. Some places could see local rainfall amounts of 50 mm in an hour.

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches.

Strong wind gusts and hail can damage property and cause injuries. Local downpours can cause flash floods.

Go indoors and move away from windows and skylights. Avoid areas of the building that could be affected by falling debris such as tree limbs. Stay on the lower floor of your home or building and if the storm is particularly severe go to the basement.

Avoid driving through water on roads. Even shallow fast moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle away.

Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.

In Canada, lightning kills up to 10 people every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors.

For more information:
http://www.emergencymanagementontari...eprepared.html .

Environment Canada continues to monitor the situation closely. Stay tuned to your local media or Weatheradio for further updates. If you would like to report severe weather, you can send an email to [email protected].

Updated or ended by 6:30 PM EDT.

http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com...siac-radar.php

I can't recall welcoming the prospect of clouds and a T-storm as much as right now. I like heat but this has to go.:)

Just had a small cell pass overhead. The big scary ones are approaching.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite....101111&loop=no

Hmm... did I see a just see a Tornado signature after the first cell?

Hopefully the AF flight has landed already.;)

I've got that too

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...irfrance-2.jpg

It's getting dark here now. Wish me luck.

Innnnnn Coming!

I can hardly wait; it's about time.

It is here, Yonge/Sheppard, going out to my balcony to get wet!

Doing the same at Yonge/Eglinton.:D

Had to pick up my son and his bride from their honeymoon (Italy) on the afternoon's Alitalia flight. Luckily it was early and we got away from YYZ before the storm hit (what a silly rule: nobody touches an airplane during a thunderstorm...:-). When it did hit, even here in God's Country (Oakville, the great white British Empire's last outpost) the temperature plunged 5C in one minute, 12C in five minutes.

BTW the radars I find most useful are the Accuweather.com ones for Michigan and the Northeast as they tell me what's coming. The Cdn gov's Exeter Radar will tell me what's about to hit. King City is only useful if stuff is coming from due north or east, which it rarely does.

It just occurred to me that I didn't point out the top radar blob is what AF358 actually flew into.

P13A.4
THE AIR FRANCE 358 INCIDENT OF 2 AUGUST 2005 AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Paul Joe
Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3H 5T4
email: [email protected] tel: 416 739 4884

https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/123529.pdf

Intellicast.com has great regional radars that can be animated. For YYZ choose Cadillac Mountain or Marquette Michigan (which is a long-rage station) or Buffalo. You also see the entire US/Canada with a quick link or navigate to others.
http://www.intellicast.com/National/...7&enlarge=true