Major Winter Storm to impact Southern Michigan, Ontario

For many folks in Southern Ontario and the Toronto region, the title may seem foreign to you. But I assure you, this is not a joke. A major winter storm will develop in the western Great Lakes, moving eastward before transitioning to a major northern New England storm.

A weak surface wave is currently developing the Great Plains, associated with a weak northern stream energy. This surface wave will track across the Ohio Valley region and into western Pennsylvania, which is an ideal setup for heavy snow across Central Michigan and Southern Ontario.

Most models are now in agreement of roughly 3-6" for Detroit, with 6-12" to the north of there. For the majority of Southern Ontario, I'm currently expecting 7-14", with totals being the highest near Lake Ontario. This will be a major winter storm event, and a seemingly rare one for areas like Toronto, which has essentially had a snow drought since the great winter of 2007-2008.

I will provide an update at least once or twice tomorrow as details become more clear, but at this time I feel very confident that Toronto will get at least 6" of snowfall from this storm.

Stay tuned folks, as many of you are in for a wild ride Friday morning