Dave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️
@davesills.ca
Canadian tornado guru at uwo.ca/ntp and the new CSSL.ca at WesternU
in Londontario, my debut album is 'Fifty' (bit.ly/40WqxUy) and my latest album is 'Cover Me' (bit.ly/3V1MnCG), Great Lakes sailor, ECCC & YorkU alumnus, #ElbowsUp
in Londontario, my debut album is 'Fifty' (bit.ly/40WqxUy) and my latest album is 'Cover Me' (bit.ly/3V1MnCG), Great Lakes sailor, ECCC & YorkU alumnus, #ElbowsUp
There is currently a yellow high streamflow advisory out for a large portion of SW BC. Here is how BC uses colour-tiered alerts.
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
There is currently a yellow high streamflow advisory out for a large portion of SW BC. Here is how BC uses colour-tiered alerts.
And Canada’s Leader of the Official Opposition? He chooses to congratulate the orange petro-gangster. Way to go, PP. You just sold out your own country, and the province you are supposed to represent.
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
And Canada’s Leader of the Official Opposition? He chooses to congratulate the orange petro-gangster. Way to go, PP. You just sold out your own country, and the province you are supposed to represent.
Wow - Narduar is so fringe that I never thought I'd see him be awarded The Order of Canada. Congrats to #Narduar, the new Canadian icon! :-)
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wow - Narduar is so fringe that I never thought I'd see him be awarded The Order of Canada. Congrats to #Narduar, the new Canadian icon! :-)
Rapidly deepening low pressure system dragging mild Gulf of Mexico air over parts of southern Ontario. At midnight, London is 11C and Sarnia is 14C, thankfully melting accreted ice on trees, etc. Will be a much different story tomorrow with near-blizzard conditions. #ONstorm
December 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Rapidly deepening low pressure system dragging mild Gulf of Mexico air over parts of southern Ontario. At midnight, London is 11C and Sarnia is 14C, thankfully melting accreted ice on trees, etc. Will be a much different story tomorrow with near-blizzard conditions. #ONstorm
Another thunderstorm, coming ashore off Lake Huron. Lightning likely wind turbine initiated. But the storm is elevated and unlikely to generate any severe weather aside from heavy rain. #ONstorm
December 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Another thunderstorm, coming ashore off Lake Huron. Lightning likely wind turbine initiated. But the storm is elevated and unlikely to generate any severe weather aside from heavy rain. #ONstorm
Thunder reported with this compact storm moving into southwestern Ontario. Just one more weather type affecting the province right now. Northbound Hwy 400 north of Toronto currently closed due to multiple collisions with icy roads. #ONstorm
December 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thunder reported with this compact storm moving into southwestern Ontario. Just one more weather type affecting the province right now. Northbound Hwy 400 north of Toronto currently closed due to multiple collisions with icy roads. #ONstorm
What a journey Robertson takes you on. He's like the Forrest Gump of the 60s & 70s - always seeming to be involved in the big cultural moments. And all this before he began his storied solo career (his S/T first album is stellar). A quietly determined Canadian that had a massive impact. RIP Robbie
December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What a journey Robertson takes you on. He's like the Forrest Gump of the 60s & 70s - always seeming to be involved in the big cultural moments. And all this before he began his storied solo career (his S/T first album is stellar). A quietly determined Canadian that had a massive impact. RIP Robbie
🧵This time around, after each chapter I listened to the musical output he described. From the formative years with Ronnie Hawkins, to The Basement Tapes with Dylan, to the string of albums from Big Pink to Northern Lights Southern Cross (their Abbey Road in my view), to the Scorcese's Last Waltz.
December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🧵This time around, after each chapter I listened to the musical output he described. From the formative years with Ronnie Hawkins, to The Basement Tapes with Dylan, to the string of albums from Big Pink to Northern Lights Southern Cross (their Abbey Road in my view), to the Scorcese's Last Waltz.
🧵Just finished reading Robbie Robertson's autobiography 'Testimony' - again. IMHO, the best music autobiography there is, and I've read many. An incredible story of four southern Ontario boys, and a wayward Arkansan, shaking the foundations of popular music, then going out with a glorious bang.
December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🧵Just finished reading Robbie Robertson's autobiography 'Testimony' - again. IMHO, the best music autobiography there is, and I've read many. An incredible story of four southern Ontario boys, and a wayward Arkansan, shaking the foundations of popular music, then going out with a glorious bang.
And of course the related radar loop from CASET. Locked on London :-)
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
And of course the related radar loop from CASET. Locked on London :-)
Wow, video compression really made that snow look unimpressive. Here's a look out the back door. Really piling up here in Londontario :-)
December 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wow, video compression really made that snow look unimpressive. Here's a look out the back door. Really piling up here in Londontario :-)
Back to a Winter Wonderland in Londontario :-)
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Back to a Winter Wonderland in Londontario :-)
Caught my eye while doing some Google Earth surfing this morning. Guesses on where and what this is? Clue: it's in Canada.
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Caught my eye while doing some Google Earth surfing this morning. Guesses on where and what this is? Clue: it's in Canada.
I saw the Globe and Mail's Robert Fife on Power & Politics yesterday repeating the old 'red herring' that when it comes to climate change Canada is less than 2% of the problem (ie so NOT our problem). Here's a graph that tells the story about the real carbon footprint of each Canadian. It's massive.
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I saw the Globe and Mail's Robert Fife on Power & Politics yesterday repeating the old 'red herring' that when it comes to climate change Canada is less than 2% of the problem (ie so NOT our problem). Here's a graph that tells the story about the real carbon footprint of each Canadian. It's massive.
Alert colours are determined using this Confidence vs Impact matrix. Only weather having the highest confidence that it will occur and the highest anticipated impact will get a Red warning. Yet I'm told that all tornado warnings will be Red i.e. very high confidence of extreme impact. Needs work...
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Alert colours are determined using this Confidence vs Impact matrix. Only weather having the highest confidence that it will occur and the highest anticipated impact will get a Red warning. Yet I'm told that all tornado warnings will be Red i.e. very high confidence of extreme impact. Needs work...
Got this pic through the plane window on a recent flight that happened to go over #Greenland briefly. Wow...
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Got this pic through the plane window on a recent flight that happened to go over #Greenland briefly. Wow...
And now a panel discussion, with THE classic Chuck Doswell photo looming large over the stage. Current question - what did Chuck mean to you?
For me, Chuck was an inspiration and mentor - and a larger than life presence in the community. I certainly miss him.
For me, Chuck was an inspiration and mentor - and a larger than life presence in the community. I certainly miss him.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
And now a panel discussion, with THE classic Chuck Doswell photo looming large over the stage. Current question - what did Chuck mean to you?
For me, Chuck was an inspiration and mentor - and a larger than life presence in the community. I certainly miss him.
For me, Chuck was an inspiration and mentor - and a larger than life presence in the community. I certainly miss him.
The Chuck Doswell Memorial Session at the European Conference on Severe Storms, and @hebrooks87.bsky.social is putting on what he calls ‘Storytime with Uncle Harold’. On work he and Chuck had done on training for flash flooding. Spellbound audience. #ECSS
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Chuck Doswell Memorial Session at the European Conference on Severe Storms, and @hebrooks87.bsky.social is putting on what he calls ‘Storytime with Uncle Harold’. On work he and Chuck had done on training for flash flooding. Spellbound audience. #ECSS
An intense, nearly stationary lake-effect snow band sets up off southern Lake Huron overnight and some models (like the Canadian HRDPS) give London perhaps 30+ cm by late Tuesday morning. Given so many leaves still on trees this could be a major problem. Keeping an eye on this! #ONstorm #LdnOnt
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ontario’s own @thebeaches.bsky.social put on one hell of a rock show tonight in #Londontario. Bangers from start to finish. And two marriage proposals during the encore - is this a new thing?? Second show tomorrow - don’t miss it. #BlueskyMusic
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Ontario’s own @thebeaches.bsky.social put on one hell of a rock show tonight in #Londontario. Bangers from start to finish. And two marriage proposals during the encore - is this a new thing?? Second show tomorrow - don’t miss it. #BlueskyMusic
It’s begun. Just saw the first snowflakes of the season in Londontario. Could see up to 10 cm by Tuesday, and likely more in typical snowbelt areas. #WinterIsComing
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It’s begun. Just saw the first snowflakes of the season in Londontario. Could see up to 10 cm by Tuesday, and likely more in typical snowbelt areas. #WinterIsComing
The ImpactWX Genesis Grant is now accepting applications!
For the past 3 years I’ve served on the Advisory Council to support this grant which provides funding to community organizations developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.
Details here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant
For the past 3 years I’ve served on the Advisory Council to support this grant which provides funding to community organizations developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.
Details here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The ImpactWX Genesis Grant is now accepting applications!
For the past 3 years I’ve served on the Advisory Council to support this grant which provides funding to community organizations developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.
Details here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant
For the past 3 years I’ve served on the Advisory Council to support this grant which provides funding to community organizations developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.
Details here: impactwx.com/genesis-grant