Morning News – December 23

Dec 23, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Snow and blowing snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. Temperature falling to -10 this afternoon. Wind chill -11 this morning and -19 this afternoon.
• Tonight – Periods of snow and blowing snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 70. Low -16. Wind chill -19 this evening and -27 overnight.

News Tidbits:

• Usually we hear and if lucky are to see seiches on Lake Superior – today a seiche is predicted for Lake Erie by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. “The upcoming winter storm is predicted to cause a massive #seiche in #LakeErie, with a water level difference of nearly 20 ft (6 m) between #Toledo & #Buffalo! A seiche is a large standing wave oscillating in a body of water.“
• The Joyce Family Foundation has donated $1 million to support financial awards for Confederation College students registered in Nursing, Health and Technology Programs. This means that two annual $4,000-5,000 awards to recipients which will be renewed for the duration of their program.

 

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