ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 15:35 AM EDT MONDAY 11 MARCH 2008.
WARNINGS FOR CYCLISTS IN ONTARIO & QUEBEC ENDED...
2008 CYCLING SEASON WARNING ENDED FOR:
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
CYCLING SEASON NO LONGER AT RISK
==DISCUSSION==
NEW LONG RANGE PREDICTIVE MODELS INDICATE THAT SIGNIFICANT MELTING WILL OCCUR IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OVER THE NEXT 15-60 DAYS.
GIVEN THIS DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS ENDING ITS WARNING TO CYCLISTS IN THE REGION THAT THEIR 2008 SEASON MIGHT BE OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ACCORDINGLY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:34 AM EDT MONDAY 10 MARCH 2008.
WARNINGS FOR CYCLISTS IN ONTARIO & QUEBEC...
2008 CYCLING SEASON WARNING STARTED FOR:
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
CYCLING CONDITIONS ARE AT IMMINENT RISK
==DISCUSSION==
DUE TO THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL IN THESE REGIONS, THE 2008 CYCLING SEASON IS AT IMMINENT RISK OF BEING CANCELLED.
CONTINUED LOW PRESSSURE SYSTEMS MOVING NORTH FROM THE US IN ADDITION TO BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IN THESE REGIONS RESULTING IN NEAR RECORD LEVELS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO HAMPER DREAMS OF CYCLIST IN THESE REGIONS.
US VISITORS TO THIS SITE RESIDING IN THOSE AREAS TO THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH OF THESE AFFECTED REGIONS MAY BE ADVISED THAT THIS WARNING MAY INCLUDE THEIR AREAS AS WELL.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ACCORDINGLY
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.