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Cold is a problem, but housing starts still up (with video)
Though this winter’s extreme cold has dampened house hunting and makes construction tricky, January housing starts in the Windsor area almost tripled from a year ago. There’s more good news for...
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Windsor plows won’t touch ice ‘trails’ on residential roads
It will take a thaw and not the city’s plowing crews to clear Windsor’s ice-rutted residential roads. “There’s not a whole lot we can do about it — it’s too cold for salt, and the ice is too hard for...
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Great Lakes nearly covered with ice for the first time since 1994
John Flesher/Associated Press CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders —...
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Cold weather alert issued for Windsor-Essex
A cold weather alert has been issued by the health unit for Windsor and Essex County, where temperatures are forecast to hit -15 C Saturday and -19 C on Sunday through Monday morning. The high Saturday...
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Relief from cold to come next week for Windsor-Essex
Sure, it’s going to be another cold weekend — but relief is in sight for Windsor-Essex, says The Weather Network. According to meteorologist Elena Lappo, by this time next week, our region should be...
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Windsor-Essex under special weather statement ahead of snow
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement as up to 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall across Windsor and Essex County by Tuesday. The national weather service said snow is...
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School buses cancelled in county, running in city
School buses have been cancelled in the county today. School board provided transportation will be operational in the city but county buses are cancelled. All schools are open. Many roads in the county...
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Forecast of 25-50mm of rain brings risk of flooding
As if the Windsor region hasn’t had enough severe weather warnings to last a lifetime this winter, Environment Canada is warning us to prepare for heavy rain and flooding. The good news is that the...
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Police busy with several snow-related car crashes (with video)
The sudden onslaught of winter weather wreaked havoc on roads and kept police busy with several car crashes across the city and county. “All of a sudden the heavens opened up and we got snow – and...
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ERCA issues flood watch for Windsor and Essex County
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a warning that flooding is possible in Windsor and across the county today. The flood watch advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. Friday. ERCA said...
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Windsor winter breaking records
Six cold weather and snow records have been crushed in Windsor this winter, with time left to break more. We’ve already bundled up through our coldest winter in 36 years and with one snow record...
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Wind chill warning issued for Windsor and Essex County
Environment Canada has issued a wind chill warning for Windsor and Essex County, where the wind chill temperature is expected to plunge to -30 C this afternoon and -35 C tonight. “Strong and gusty...
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Vineyards without grapes, millions in damage from cold winter
Vineyards without clusters of grapes hanging from vines will be an odd sight this summer but that’s what record cold January nights have done. The polar vortex could cost the local wine industry...
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Travel agencies see booming business as winter drags on
Winter’s record-breaking icy grip on Windsor-Essex has kept at least one industry busy: travel agencies. A season that has made phrases like “polar vortex”, “windchill”, and “heavy snowfall” all too...
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Cold Weather Alert issued for Windsor-Essex County
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Allen Heimann has issued a cold weather alert for Windsor-Essex County that will be in effect overnight Sunday into the afternoon Tuesday. Environment Canada is predicting...
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Record cold for Windsor; Detroit tops winter misery index
While Windsor broke another cold record Friday, Detroit held on to its top rank in a U.S. winter misery index as having the harshest Motor City winter since 1950. “Detroit is having its most severe...
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Essex County can expect a slower start to spring season
If you’re feeling like winter is never going to end, two record-breaking cold days so far in March and the spring forecast won’t help. “Basically a sluggish start to spring,” meteorologist Dayna...
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Windsor to be hit with another snowstorm Wednesday
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for Windsor and Essex County for blowing snow on Wednesday. The agency said an area of low pressure from Kansas is forecast to track just south of the...
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Cold weather alert issued, higher snowfall predicted for Wednesday
Enough already. Windsor and Essex County are poised to break the all-time local winter snowfall record with between 15 and 25 centimetres predicted to fall by the end of Wednesday. That would add to...
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