Van Buren St in Kemptville...

Blizzard takes rightful

place in memory bank...

I have many special storms that I recall as I talk about the weather. The March 7-9 storm of 2008 will take its appropriate place on that list. What can you say about a storm that dumps 52cm on Ottawa, 39 of which fell in about 18 hours, one that dumps 45cm of snow on the Seaway including Cornwal with 15cm of ice in 7 hours and thunder and lightning. Add to that fierce winds of over 80km/h, hours of zero visibility, stranded drivers and power outages and you have a memorable storm. The only saving grace was it occurred on a weekend. Kemptville seemed to fare the same as the rest of the region. I have been able to measure in several spots and there seems to be about 13-15 inches of snow (32-38cm) on average. It is piled high everywhere. Begs the question will it all melt at once!