Mar 5, 2012; 2:54 PM ET
Just got back from a trip to Indianapolis. We usually go to the Big Ten Tournament out there and this is also where our daughter Camryn was born 6.5 weeks early while my wife was out there for the tournament. The folks at Methodist Hospital did a great job with Camryn during the first four weeks of her life. She is doing great and will be 4 years old on Thursday, which to her is just 3 sleeps away as of today.
While in Indy I experienced the largest hail storm of my life on Friday with quarter-size hail, which to most in the Midwest and Plains is no big deal, but I grew up in New England and now live in central Pennsylvania, which are not noted for large hail.
My wife took this picture of me holding a hailstone about 10 minutes after the storm ended Friday.
Of course, on the way back to Pennsylvania we had to deal with winter again in the form of about 7 snow squalls. Luckily, the road crews and the March sun effect kept the roads mostly wet, but visibility very low at times, which can be unnerving with a highway full of 18 wheelers.
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Newfoundland
Just as one winter storm leaves this evening, a second, strong storm will impact Newfoundland Tuesday night and early Wednesday with strong winds and near-blizzard conditions. This upcoming storm will also be colder than today's so that the entire region will see snow.
The storm that brought the snow to the tornado ravaged areas and then into Virginia earlier today will rapidly intensify late tonight and Tuesday as this cold system moves out over the Gulf Stream. This will be a cold storm for Newfoundland as it tracks just offshore, keeping a the north to northeast wind howling.
The worst of the storm will be late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning across southeastern Newfoundland with heavy snow, high winds (gusts past 90 kmh), zero visibility and drifting snow.
How much snow?
Avalon Peninsula... 22-35 cm
Marystown to Arnold's Cove to Bonavista.....17-27 cm
Gander.....13-20 cm
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Snow out West
A moderate intensity storm will track from southern BC to right along the U.S./Canadian Prairie border through Tuesday, bringing a swath of snow north of the track. Not a big storm in a normal year, but for this season it will be remembered. Calgary will see most of its accumulation (10-15 cm) later this evening and tonight. Less snow up in Edmonton as the best storm dynamics will be too far south.
Snow levels will be close to sea level over southwestern BC this evening resulting in snow showers for the lower mainland. Accumulations generally 3 cm or less.
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