toronto snow storm 1999

Forecasters saw the potential for a major storm and issued a Winter Storm Outlook Storm Outlook on December 31st. There he met the troops, and had "a little fun," riding in one of the Bison armoured vehicles.Because the weather was expected to hold and not warm up too much, the fear of flooding was receding. It’s time once again to head down memory lane, as the anniversary of the last Toronto snowstorm to hit in 1999 is upon us.It all began with a snowstorm that fell between January 2 and 3 that year, but by the third snow fall on January 13, the storm was soon called “There would be a total of 118.4 cm of snow on the ground when it was all over, and by the 13th day of the new year, Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman called for the Canadian army to help the city dig out.By January 15, about 400 soldiers were on the ground with another 800 standing by in case additional assistance, according to If you don’t remember the storm, check out these pictures taken by then-Toronto resident Christine Kelly.Sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive content, contests, and perks direct to youDaily Hive is a Canadian-born online news source, established in 2008, that creates compelling, hyperlocal content. By the next day, on Jan. 15, 1999, the mayor was confident that the worst was over. Labelled “ Toronto’s Snowstorm of the Century ” by Environment Canada, there would be a total of 118.4 cm of snow on the ground when it was all over. A look back at the Toronto snowstorm of 1999 "But that wasn't the worst of it. While the 1999 storm and the city's so-called overreaction has been used by our fellow Canadians to taunt us, history shows that Toronto's winter storms are no laughing matter. A snowstorm dropped 39 centimetres on the city on Jan. 2, 1999 — but that was just the beginning of Toronto's snow problems.

"And, she reported, some of the city's remaining residents were expressing the scorn "the rest of the country is probably thinking. Toronto proposes long list of policing reforms to address systemic racism Another blizzard hits southern Ontario, and Toronto just can't cope," That day, a monster storm had begun to plow its way across Ontario toward Quebec, dropping at least 25 centimetres of snow, and possibly twice that in some areas. January 1999 – Snow storm – Toronto calls in the troops. It’s time once again to head down memory lane, as the 21st anniversary of Toronto’s epic snowstorm is upon us.It all began with a snowstorm that fell between January 2 and 3 in 1999, but by the third snow fall on January 13, the storm was soon called “There would be a total of 118.4 cm of snow on the ground when it was all over, and by the 13th day of the new year, Toronto’s Mayor Mel Lastman called for the Canadian army to help dig the city out.By January 15, about 400 soldiers were on the ground with another 800 standing by in case additional assistance was needed, according to If you don’t remember the storm, check out these pictures taken by then-Toronto resident Christine Kelly. That’s what former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman did in January 1999, and it all began with a snowstorm that fell between January 2 and 3 that year. "They're fantastic, those things go where no car can go," he said.But what a difference a day makes. "The bright lights of Yonge Street, lost in the blowing snow," he continued.Toronto was being hit by a storm that had made its way up from the U.S., stopping first in the Windsor, Ont., area. But, good ol' Mel figured it all out by soliciting Here's a look back at what was often referred to as the "Blizzard of the Century." Another blizzard hits southern Ontario, and Toronto just can't cope," The National told viewers at the start of the broadcast on the night of Jan. 14, 1999. Sign up for our free email newsletter.