Snowfall warning ended for Edmonton as temperatures plummet
CBC
A snowfall warning has ended for Edmonton and the surrounding area but not before a healthy dump of snow blanketed the region Sunday and into Monday.
As much as 30 centimetres of snow fell in Edmonton over an 18-hour period as temperatures dropped to –21 C, Alysa Pederson, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, said in an interview Monday.
Preliminary data from the weather bureau suggests it was the "largest winter storm for the season" for central Alberta.
"The heaviest swath of snow fell along the Yellowhead corridor though the city of Edmonton," Environment Canada said on its website.
Stony Plain and Sherwood Park received about 20 centimetres of snow as of 8 a.m. today, while 11 centimetres was recorded at Edmonton International Airport.
The forecast calls for a light dusting of snow this afternoon with temperatures expected to reach a high of –19 C today with the wind chill making it feel as cold as –26.
Winds out of the north will gut to 40 kilometres per hour, Environment Canada said.
Pederson said the last time Edmonton received a similar amount of snow in the same time period was in November 2020.
"Our snowiest months of the year are March and April so this isn't likely to be the end of the snow for winter," Pederson said.
"It's not time to put away the snow shovels yet."
A citywide parking ban to assist in clearing major roads of snow will start at 7 p.m. Monday, the City of Edmonton said in a news release.
A snow route parking ban on all collector roads in Sherwood Park will go into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m., Strathcona County said. A parking ban applies to collector roads marked with permanent snow route signs.
The cold blast prompted the city to activate its extreme weather response on Friday. It will continue until March 1 based on the current forecast.
If weather conditions remain cold beyond this timeframe, the response will be extended, the city said in a release.
Experts are constantly warning the public to be on guard for new and increasingly convincing scams, but police say the holiday shopping season is especially fraught with risk.
A surgeon who used to work at Flin Flon's hospital says residents in the northwestern Manitoba city have been left in a precarious situation after more than five years without general surgery services.
Moubarak Bokhit Ali's memories of his home country of Sudan are punctuated by flashes of violence.
The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story about his company is evidence that he is seen as “a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.”
The Neighbour to Neighbour Centre’s trans and non-binary grocery program, which offers free food and household products to community members once a month, began with a simple question: how do we get free menstrual products to trans people without being awkward?
Bill Van Vugt is living a life that's unlike most other people his age, and one which has seen him turn a longtime hobby into championship gold.
The provincial government is taking steps toward improving Alberta's lucrative sand and gravel industry.
As medical labs across Ontario remain understaffed, one medical association is calling on the province to expand labs’ capacity for student placements by funding positions to train them.
The year wrapping up means it's getting closer to tax season, and the federal Community Volunteer Income Tax Program will once again be offering free filing services for Islanders with modest incomes.
It's not so easy to remove a politician from office between elections in Canada.
Natasha Martin-Mitchell says creating art gives her a sense of calmness that acts as a medicine during stressful times.
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his first game back from injury to power the Jets to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday that snapped Winnipeg's three-game losing skid.
Alberta’s auditor general Doug Wylie says his office's budget will be $1.5 million short next fiscal year.