Sunday, June 12, 2011

Rain halts Grand Prix

A rainy start to today's race in Montreal (Getty Images)

The race is in a holding pattern at the moment here in Montreal. Showers and isolated thunderstorms popped up rapidly in the warm humid air mass to our west over eastern Ontario and drifted into the region (Montreal 16C, Ottawa 21C, Kemptville 24C). They are moving rapidly off to the east and things should dry out a little shortly. However the risk is present all afternoon for more isolated downpours. The most recent storm that rapidly crossed Ile Perrot before affecting the track, dumped 20mm or nearly 1 inch of rain at my home in less than 30 minutes.

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