Travel not recommended on many local highways

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Prince Albert and area saw between 18 and 22 cms while wind and blowing snow caused the closure of all the highways around Melfort.

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“That rarely, if ever happens and it must have been extremely bad driving out there,” said Desjardin.  

The Kinistino Fire Department was called out yesterday afternoon for reports of multiple vehicles in the ditch along Highway 3. 

Four vehicles had hit the ditch and were stranded due to the storm. 

Wind and snow together caused some significant challenges including visibility challenges for drivers.

“So what has been happening overnight as crews were trying to clear roads is that they would go and clear roads and then it would drift back in and then it became, visibility became very difficult and very challenging,” said Dan Palmer of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways.

The snow was wet and heavy and led to ice, exacerbating the situation.

Drivers should check Highway Hotline before heading out, Palmer advised. There are multiple highway cameras that are updated continuously and people can also track snowplow progress along their route.

Hope springs eternal however, and warming weather means some of the snow is going to disappear quickly.

“The good news is we are going to see the next few days a little bit more spring-like weather, especially across southern Saskatchewan and into central Saskatchewan,” said Desjardin.

So we’re going to see daytime highs above 0 and a little bit more towards normal spring-like temperatures.”

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com