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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-12-28, Page 2GAVIN 2 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Snow squalls are far from over says the Weather Network Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor As predicted by numerous weather outlets in the region, the intense pattern of day -after -day snowstorms is supposed to quiet down somewhat as the warmer temperatures are allegedly going to bless the area for the holidays. The Weather Network says we should relish these upcoming milder days to the fullest as they say Huron County and the rest of the area are projected to experi- ence identical blasts of snowfall in the following weeks. Seaforth and the other small communities to the east of Lake Huron are con- sidered to be part of the path of the notorious Snow Belt, as well as those areas located to the east and south of the other Great Lakes. As Arctic air crosses over Lake Huron it frequently produces narrow bands of heavy snow. 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"Winter will return," Gill - ham said in an exclusive phone interview with the Expositor December 19, he noted that this shall happen after Western Canada is hit with winter -like weather. "You wouldn't call a hockey game after the first period." Last September the Weather Network produced a winter preview forecast, Gillham said this was then updated in October and lastly in November. In all three periods of time, Gill - ham revealed that we would have a more "snowy than normal" winter. These findings, Gillham commented were essentially basedonthecircumstances of the Great Lakes, which he says were at record high temperature levels. "We knew we would see Arctic air." With the combination of both, Gillham vows this to be the picture -perfect recipe for intense snowfall. Last Sep- tember the Weather Network produced a winter preview forecast, Gillham said this was then updated in October and lastly in November. In all three periods of time, Gill - ham revealed that we would have a more "snowy than normal" winter. Barry Mills, public works manager for Huron East said snowplows have been out at 5 a.m. every morning for the last couple of weeks and he looks forward to a little break between blizzards; however his crew will be ready for Mother Nature's reappearance. "We are already in that type of mode," he said. Memories Forever offers free rooms for visitors stuck in Seaforth from snow squalls Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor Seaforth and the neigh- bouring regions have been blasted with an accumula- tion of heavy snow and when this happens - for the well- being of drivers, the OPP are forced to close the highways. For the out-of-towners, this means they're stranded in below -freezing tempera- tures in a foreign winter wonderland with nowhere to rest as there is very little vari- ety in terms of public board- ing available. OPP Const. Jamie Stanley told the Expositor through emails that once Highway 8 and County Road 12 are closed it's a rather difficult task of traveling in or out. Only if secondary roads are accessible will drivers be able to enter or leave. "If the conditions are so poor then the decision will be made by the team leader to close the roadways, we then notify the authority that is responsible for maintain- ing that particular roadway (MTO, County, Municipality etc.) and then they place barricades up," he said in a recent conversation. Luckily there are a couple of temporary rest stops in the area; Connie DeJong, the owner of Memories Forever on 86 Goderich St. in Sea - forth, a bed and breakfast scrapbooking retreat has offered rooms free of charge for those isolated to the Shaun Memories Forever in Seaforth filled up all their rooms after numerous people from out-of-town were secluded because the roads were closed from the heavy snow of recent. Gregory town's coordinates. Since she began operation in 2011, DeJong has offered this generous service. "If I get stuck some place, I hope somebody will take me in," stated DeJong from Clin- ton December 19. "I don't want to see anybody stuck out there." Environment Canada said that from December 9-14, the region had witnessed roughly 80 cm of snow with wind gusts up to 80 km/h. All seven bedrooms were full last week and due to the high volume of patrons - mostly truck drivers, DeJong reported that unfortunately she had to point the remain- ing stranded persons in other directions. In the morning, Dejong was greeted with letters of gratitude as well as money for their free stay. "I do it every time there is a snow storm and the roads are closed," affirmed DeJong. "I put it on Facebook and everybody shares it and they give me call:" DeJong's social media post on December 16 stated, "beds are cleaned and changed, from all my stormed stayed guest last night, and ready for another night, just in case the weather turns bad once again, at my Bed and Bed and Breakfast in Seaforth." Directly across the street from Memories Forever is McGlynn Family Funeral Home Ltd. and according to DeJong they were offering free parking for the truck drivers.