weather

How did Ottawa’s weather in 2013 stack up to previous years? These charts are courtesy of @YOW_Weather , a new twitter feed that publishes info about Ottawa weather data. ** Rainfall: ** Total rainfall (as measured at the Ottawa Aiport) in 2013 was 580. ...

Environment Canada confirmed that a tornado touched down at Pine View Golf Course late yesterday afternoon / early evening. Twenty to 30 trees were knocked over, and staff are cleaning up. Meanwhile, you can still play a round of golf at the facility. ...

Here’s a cool timelapse video of last night’s storm from Ottawa weather watcher Kyle Smith . (You should should also check out Luciana Nechita’s cloud photos in the OttawaStart Flickr Group .) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide ...

These gorgeous sunset photos are by Luciana Nechita . They were taken on Friday night at Britannia Park in the west end of Ottawa. You can click on any photo for a full size image, or visit the OttawaStart Flickr Group to see more from the series. ...

Great montage of photos from yesterday’s snow, by Luciana Nechita . (From the OttawaStart Flickr Group .) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8560090692/) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Here are some photos taken by Mark Sluban at the scene of a massive pile-up on the 401 eastbound near the 416. According to media reports, paramedics are on the scene treating several people with serious injuries. Paramedics say four tractor trailers and 20 cars were involved. ...

Kyle Smith sent us this timelapse video from yesterday’s snow storm. This is a view looking west along the Ottawa River. Every second of footage equals ten minutes of actual time. (Original video is here.) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide ...

This photo kind of sums up the day, doesn’t it? This pic was taken around 4:45pm near Baseline and Greenbank. The 118 Hurdman got stuck and some helpful Ottawans pitched in and pushed. No word if they were successful. They were successful. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/icehog.jpg) _ Ottawa _ A near-frozen skater on the Rideau Canal survived the icy temperatures by slicing open a nearby IceHog mascot with a skate blade and crawling inside it’s warm innards this morning. With temperatures in Ottawa around the -31degree range with windchill, some ill-prepared skaters on the newly opened Rideau Canal ice surface suffered frostbite and in this case, near death. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snow.jpg) _ Ottawa _ The recent large accumulation of snow across the region has created giant snowbanks on city streets forcing all traffic to drive in a single file down most streets. Sidewalks are also becoming narrower due to the snowbank infringement, resulting in parents having to push strollers single file in the Wellington West area of Ottawa. ...