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Unpredictable winter predicted for Windsor-Essex
What to wear this winter: Just a scarf and a sweater? Waterproof boots? Or your heaviest parka? Even the professionals don’t know what to tell you. Elena Lappo of The Weather Network. “That will depend...
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Holiday storm hits US East Coast, but no disaster; about 250 flights cancelled
Michelle R. Smith And Jason Keyser, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A wet and windy storm hit the U.S. East Coast on one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year, but it wasn’t the...
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Powerful storm moving up east coast dumps snow, travel headaches abound (With...
Michael Rubinkam And Dan Gelston, The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – A plodding storm that dumped heavy snow on the densely-populated Mid-Atlantic region made roads slippery in the Northeast for...
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Windsor-Essex to be walloped with snow: Environment Canada
Get ready for the white stuff. Environment Canada is forecasting as much as 10 centimetres of snow for Windsor and Essex County over the next two days. Flurries will start flying late Friday and will...
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Reader Photos: Snow Wallops Windsor-Essex
Readers are sending in some great pix of the snow storm that walloped Windsor Essex on the weekend. Send yours to tips@windsorstar.com! The best will make the Big Boards outside The Windsor Star! Snowy...
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Significant winter weather heads towards Windsor-Essex
Keep your snow shovel and rock salt handy. Environment Canada is warning of “significant winter weather” headed toward southern Ontario later this week. The lower Great Lakes region is in the path of a...
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City launches crackdown on sidewalk snow shirkers
Three days after the first heavy snowfall of the winter, Windsor finally unleashed its bylaw enforcers Tuesday on property owners who have failed or refused to clear their sidewalks. Brian Reaume felt...
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Windsor’s July soaking among Environment Canada’s 2013 weather highlights
The soggiest month in Windsor history has made Environment Canada‘s end-of-the-year list of regional weather highlights. “What impressed me is that in an area that knows wet weather, this was your...
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Fierce winter ice storm likely headed to Windsor area
Environment Canada is warning people to brace for a possible ice storm that could hit southern Ontario, knocking out power and causing treacherous travelling conditions. The weather service said a...
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Flood watch issued for Essex County
The Essex Region Conservation Authority issued a flood watch Friday that is in effect until Monday morning. The conservation authority said there is a possibility of flooding in low-lying areas and...
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UPDATED: White Christmas unlikely; rainfall warning issued, flooding possible...
Windsor’s chance of a white Christmas looks very slim as bigger weather worries hit this weekend including a local flood watch and a potentially damaging ice storm in southern Ontario. The Ambassador...
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‘A bad situation:’ Ice storm stalls travel, cuts power in Eastern Canada...
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press TORONTO – A steady dose of freezing rain across parts of Eastern Canada turned roads and sidewalks into skating rinks Sunday, cut power to hundreds of thousands of...
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Pelee flights cancelled
All air service flights to Pelee Island today have cancelled. An extra flight has been scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 22 departing Windsor at 1 p.m. and Pelee at 1:40 p.m.
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Enwin crews in Toronto to assist with ice storm damage
Enwin Utilities employees have gone to Toronto to help that ice-stricken city restore power. Toronto Hydro spokeswoman Andrea Corkum said 10 Enwin employees arrived in Toronto Tuesday morning. “(They)...
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End of power outages in sight amid rising temperatures, gusty winds (with video)
TORONTO – Utilities say they’re making progress in restoring power to those still in the dark after last weekend’s devastating ice storm, despite new problems caused by changes in the weather. The...
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Blowing snow a road hazard on Boxing Day
Police in Windsor and Essex County were kept busy on Boxing Day. There were two accidents and a vehicle fire on E.C. Row Expressway, one of which shut down part of the highway for an hour. Around 11:15...
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Enwin crew returns from restoring power in TO (With Video)
A hero’s welcome. Toronto residents, some of whom had been without power for a week, showered Enwin workers with gifts, cheers and hugs for forgoing Christmas with their own families to help the city...
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Drifting snow, slippery roads slow morning commute in Windsor-Essex
It was slow going for commuters Thursday morning as winds and blowing snow continued to slam Windsor and Essex County. A car spun into a ditch on Highway 3 near Graham Side Road and there were reports...
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Cold weather alert issued for Windsor and Essex County
A cold weather alert has been issued by the health unit for Windsor and Essex County, where temperatures are forecast to drop as low as -25C. The alert was issued shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday and...
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Reader Photos: Snow Slams Windsor And Essex County
Two snow-covered deer in Windsor. (Mel Diotte/Special to The Star) Loving the snow. (Bev Meloche/Special to The Star) An eagle on the Detroit River ice. (Paul Higginbottom/Special to The Star) Snowball...
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