Every time you see a rainbow, God’s having gay sex

Sorry. That was the sound of my irony meter exploding as Ponce de Leon High School in Florida banned all expressions of support for gay humans, including the display of rainbow stickers, on the grounds that anyone who supports gays belongs to “an illegal organization.”

Further storm warning

Winter storm warning for City of Toronto, issued at 11:18 a.m. EST Wednesday 6 February 2008: snow with some ice pellets and freezing rain today and tonight.

This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions. Listen for updated statements.

A moisture-laden winter storm continues to affect Southern Ontario. This storm is particularly complex since it has two centres, the leading centre which has now pulled east of the province and the second centre which is currently over northern Illinois.

Storm spotters reported significant icing from freezing rain in the Brantford and Paris areas earlier this morning from the first wave of precipitation. In addition, snowfall amounts varied considerably across small regions from about 5 centimetres to 25
centimetres.

During the break some freezing drizzle and patchy freezing rain or light snow will improve visibilities but may cause icy conditions to persist.

After the current relative break in the storm, heavier snow currently over southern Wisconsin is on track to affect Southern Ontario this evening. The afternoon and evening commute home is likely to be very slow, with potentially hazardous winter driving conditions.

The leading edge of this second wave of precipitation is just about to reach Windsor around noon with a mixture of ice pellets freezing rain and snow expected.

This next batch of precipitation will reach the Toronto area by about 2 p.m. as mostly snow with a risk of freezing rain and then affect the Trenton to Kingston area by 4 p.m. as snow.

Over areas south of a line from Sarnia to Hamilton precipitation is expected to be mixed freezing rain ice pellets and snow. Over areas north of the line it will arrive as snow.

Later on this afternoon and into this evening the snow will become heavy at times as the most intense part of the storm passes right over our heads in Southern Ontario.

Snow, heavy at times, over an area comprising Sarnia to Kincardine to Barrie and Toronto is expected this evening with about 15 centimetres of snow by midnight likely.

This storm has the potential to produce snowfall rates in the 2 to 4 centimetres per hour rate with near zero visibilities.

The area of heavy snow will very gradually weaken as it moves eastward and the low pressure system starts to lose some of its steam giving eastern portions slightly lesser amounts.

Significant ice accretion over areas south of a line from Sarnia to Hamilton and total snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 centimetres north of this line may be expected before tapering off later tonight.

Travellers should be prepared to alter plans accordingly due to dangerous driving conditions from reduced visibility in snow and slippery roads.