Heavy, wet snow continues until the weekend, creating travel and traction issues

As expected, there was a rapid deterioration in weather conditions with persistent precipitation in central and southern Alberta. Snow started in the Calgary area Tuesday evening and will continue for days. This long-duration snowfall event prompted Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to issue and expand snowfall warnings on Tuesday as “10 to 30 cm of snow is expected by Friday morning across southern Alberta.” The national weather agency explains most areas under the warnin