Canada’s Coolest satellite images of Extreme Snowstorms
Canada’s heaviest storms in the past decade captured by satellite. Satellite photos show Canada’s most extreme snowstorms.
Pol-orbiting satellites captured breathtaking images of the paralyzing snow bands over 700 kilometers above the ground this month as the lake-effect engine finally shut off.
As you cross down, you’ll be treated to high-resolution views of Canada’s most extreme snowstorms produced by satellites.
These polar-orbiting satellites make multiple passes around the Earth every day, circumnavigating the planet in lower orbits.
These satellites provide complementary perspectives as well: Terra provides images in the morning, while Aqua passes Canada in the afternoon.
Here are five satellite images from the past decade that show some of Canada’s snowiest storms.
Snow-Making Machine of the Highest Quality
Lake-effect snowstorms produced sharp snow near Sarnia, Ontario, during this multi-day storm.
Snow fell heavily downwind of the lakes, and temperatures soared to 140 degrees in Gravenhurst, Ont.
Lake-effect snow events have become more memorable in recent years because of the perfect alignment of wind directions with Arctic air masses.
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Winter’s Biggest Snowstorm in the Maritimes
Maritime snowstorms are not unusual, but this one was extraordinary. There has been a slow spiraling low pressure system off the coast of Nova Scotia, which has resulted in records being blown away.
Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) recorded 84 cm of snow, bringing the snowpack to 96 cm. 87 cm of snow fell in three days in Sydney, N.S.
GTA’s Thundersnow Spectacular
The Golden Horseshoe, from Coburg to Niagara Falls, was warned of blizzard conditions despite the storm’s narrowly missing the technical definition.
A 55 cm snowfall fell on Toronto between January 16 and 17 in just 15 hours.
In most hard-hit areas of Niagara, there was thundersnow, with snowfall rates exceeding 10 cm per hour.
This storm consumed more than 20 percent of Toronto’s snow budget.
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Winter Storm ‘Snowmageddon’ in St. John’s
There was no shortage of snow in St. John’s, Nfld., on January 17th, 2020. Seventy-six centimeters of snow fell on the city in one day.
The St. John’s International Airport was subjected to blizzard conditions for 18 consecutive hours, resulting in a local state of emergency. Throughout the city, avalanches were reported.
What Calgary Had to Surprise us in October
A winter storm blanketed Calgary on October 2, 2018, with more than 32 centimeters of snow, 300 percent of the average October snowfall.
Approximately 40 cm of snow accumulated localized in Edmonton, which led to the city’s dispatch of 30 snowplows and 60 crew members to assist with the cleanup.
Snow-covered roads stranded 80 buses during the peak of the storm.
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