The Ontario Weather Page

____Contact Me

After numerous people wanted some information on me and why I created this site, I figured I would put a little page together.

Ouch. That was a bad one!

Who Are You?

My name is Dave Patrick. I am 29 years old and live just outside of Fergus. Although my address says Elora, I actual live on the east side of Fergus (go figure). I moved here 4 years ago after living in Mississauga since 1979. I graduated from The University of Toronto in 1994 with a degree in Geography that I did for interest instead of career-wise. I am presently (ok, I have since the beginning in 1984) working in the family business that specializes in flooring applications for food processing plants (keep that harmful bacteria from growing and getting into your food). More information on that can be found here . I have many hobbies that include some web design (of course), computer repairs/troubleshooting, maple syrup, Saskatoon Berries, bee-keeping (well I help build and photograph them) and of course, stormchasing!....

My Dog J.D.

How did you get into storm chasing?

I got into watching and chasing storms quite by accident. I have always been interested in weather. My mother says that when I was very young and the thunderstorms rolled across the prairies (where I was born) I could always be found on the sundeck watching regardless of the time. But like most things in life, you never find out what you truly love until after your path is set. In a nutshell, I was traveling in the U.S. on business and had a few days to kill so I started driving into Wyoming. I saw a beautiful cloud structure, and with nothing better to do, I followed it. 3 hours later I saw a tornado touch down in the Black Hills about 40 kms east of Mount Rushmore. The rest is history. I got home and started reading and researching. My dog is an avid weather watcher as well and can be found at my side watching the storms as I sit on the couch late at night (when I am not chasing them)

Why did you create this weather site?

I found that there was very little weather information available for Ontario. There were a few places that had the forecasts for some cities but nothing aimed at giving a person specific information. I originally created this site as a place to hold my links and information about chasing. Somehow, some people found it and asked if I could find something else and I added it and 2 years later the site became very large. I still gear quite a bit of the site to people who have a basic understanding of weather and are looking for specific information but have tried to arrange it so that people can learn about weather if they need to.

What is your goal of this site?

Quite honestly, I am hoping that this site provides enough information to keep people informed of the weather and safe if severe weather arises. We have had many people hurt or fatally hurt due to severe weather in Ontario (and I have communicated with many of them after it has happened. This should not happen if information can be available (which I hope this site has done). I have, in the past, provide my outlook for the day in an effort to, hopefully, outline areas that things may happen. Environment Canada now does this quite well. I still attempt <smile> this as it keeps my forecasting skills tuned and am constantly tracking and forecasting the weather and updating this site with new links.

I hope you enjoy the site.

Dave ( & J.D.)

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