James Wilson

I will be posting pictures and information on weather and plants here. Weather data will mostly be from the official site (Ottawa International Airport).

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@TGS_Matt @MurphTWN @weathernetwork Yes. Lots still on the ground in Ottawa. It gets pretty sparse when you go south to Brockville. I live just south of Ottawa and it was 14°C here and sunny today but tonight expected to be -10°C.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@TGS_Matt @MurphTWN @weathernetwork I agree. Makes a good green backdrop plant after flowering but should never be planted in the middle of the yard. Does ‘Kolgold’ actually rebloom heavily or is it like other rebloomers that may bloom 10% of original? Yes ‘Ottawa’ can be used but Northern Gold’ the common one.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@TGS_Matt @MurphTWN @weathernetwork In Ottawa we are fairly restricted to using hardy cultivars of Forsythia like ’Ottawa’ and ‘Northern Gold’ when we want an early yellow flowering shrub. . Cornus mas is not hardy enough here to use.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@TGS_Matt @MurphTWN @weathernetwork That’s right. I saw the yellow and thought the same thing but then I looked closer and realized this. Very few of those here in Ottawa due to hardiness issues but lots in Southern Ontario.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@TGS_Matt @MurphTWN @weathernetwork True but this is not a Forsythia.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@_tweeeet_ @BlacksWeather It may be slow to get to Ottawa but hopefully the warm air gets there. It’s already 10°C and sunny here in Winchester. Enjoy it while it lasts, a predicted low of -11°C tonight will set a record low for April 2.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@tegan4618 You’re welcome. It will also be fun to see the colour and type of tulip you have (Darwin, parrot, lily etc.)

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@lorrain76060473 @BlacksWeather They’re called Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica).

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@reallyottawa @BlacksWeather @CBCOttawa This is not Phragmites australis which is very invasive and a major threat to our native wetland species. This is Miscanthus sinensis ’Gracillimus’ which is a common clump forming non-invasive plant found in many gardens.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@human3500 @twitandrewking I believe it was at the corner of Bank St. and Alta Vista Drive.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@Future_Tech_Now @PaulHBeckwith @AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather I don’t know if there are any solar panels in that immediate area but that’s a good question.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@BlacksWeather This is what 3/4”hail sounds like hitting the car in Winchester just after 4:00 pm. Had to wait in car until storm passed. Lots of shredded leaves. I imagine some crop damage to corn and soy beans.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather Many fields were complete losses affecting many farmers. This was a very large area of destruction.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@BlacksWeather You’re welcome Ian. It was amazing to see the shredded corn and the leafless soybeans. There was minor hail damage at my house but just 5 minutes away complete defoliation of some plants. Here is ‘normal’ looking corn vs. shredded corn. Just minutes away from each other.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@BlacksWeather One picture is of ‘hail’ shredded corn. One is ‘’hail’ shredded soybeans. One is the bark of a tree removed by hail and the fourth is uprooted poplars from what appears to be a straight wind, possibly a downdraft.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@meganshawCTV @AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather Yes you can.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@mysadsociallife @YOW_Weather @BlacksWeather Hopefully not as bad as near Hallville.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@mysadsociallife @YOW_Weather @BlacksWeather Is this farm near Hallville? Just east of Hallville there was TOTAL destruction to soybeans and corn crops.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather @AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather
Damage from hail just east of Hallville (near Winchester) at around 4:00 pm. Crops destroyed. The green sticks are soybeans and corn and the chipped bark was caused by hail.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather Thanks. I’m less than 10 minutes from there. I will check. Many corn fields north of Hallville so I will see.

[James Wilson @wilsonjamesb]

@AnthonyFarnell @BlacksWeather
Here is the hail about 2 hours after it fell just east of Hallville (near Winchester). There must have been accumulation on the road when it was in progress.