Environment Canada has issued a series of weather warnings across the country with winter storms, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain expected in several regions.
A winter storm featuring heavy snowfall and powerful winds is forecasted to move through eastern British Columbia and the Prairies today and continue into the morning of Feb. 19.
An incoming low pressure system will bring snow to southeastern B.C. with as much as 25 centimetres expected by late afternoon. The snow will taper off late on Feb. 17 as the system moves eastward through the Prairies, Environment Canada says, warning of potentially dangerous travel.
The storm will hit a large swath of Alberta, bringing “hazardous, blizzard-like” conditions to Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer that are expected to last through the evening hours, Environment Canada said in its warning….