Markham, ON- So that wasn't so bad, was it, GTAers? Less than expected amount of snow had fallen through last night, but yet, the morning commute was messy.

Much of Toronto started snowing last night at around 8:00 PM (hey, that matched my predictions). The snow quickly intensifies, and the bands of snow continued to invade north. Meanwhile, a large "red spot" on the RADAR maps develop just northwest of Brantford, and slowly, it moves it way into much of Dufferin County, Peel Region, and York Region. Moderate snow had fallen for around 6 hours, before the real "juice" of this storm kicks in. This red spot invaded much of the outskirt of Toronto, and heavy snow was falling. By the time 2am hits, much of the outskirts saw around 8 to 12 cm of snow, while Toronto itself saw around 5 to 8 cm.

At 4 am, here's the snowfall report:
Toronto - 9 cm
Ottawa - 11 cm
Montreal - 6 cm
Windsor - 14 cm

The snow continued to move through much of the Greater Toronto Area, and to everyone's relief, the snow calmed down at around 6 am. Light snow and flurries are flying across much of the GTA. However, this is not the end to the storm. Another band of moderate snow moves into the Hamilton-Wentworth Region first, then gradually making its way to Toronto at around 7:30 AM. The snow was falling at a rate of 1 cm/hour, weakening by 9 AM, then eventually ceased by 1 PM.

As for the storm's total, Windsor saw 17 cm, Markham (at my home weather station) saw 12 to 15 cm, and no reports from the other cities.

Ottawa and Montreal's snowfall stopped at around 3 pm.

This system is now making its way in through the Gaspe Peninsula, and through the Cote Nord Region of Quebec, and eventually into Labrador Sea. Anything east of the system will see primarily rain, while west of the system's track will see primarily snow. In Fredericton, as of 5:00 PM, they are seeing a transition from snow to rain.

Just a quick footnote: All times are in EST.

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