Saskatoon declares 'snow event,' travel not recommended on some Sask. highways
Residents in Saskatoon are waking up to a snow dump Friday morning.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued snowfall warnings for the Battlefords and Saskatoon areas, early Friday morning.
The warning estimated snowfall total amounts to range from 10 to 20 centimetres, and for snowfall to continue for the morning.
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ECCC also advised the accumulated snow may make travel difficult, with visibility being reduced at times and roads being difficult to navigate.
A snapshot of highway closures as of 7 a.m. CST Friday morning. (Sask. Highway Hotline)
Highway 11 was briefly closed from Dundurn to Davidson, but as of 7:15 a.m. CST, that warning was reduced, according to the Highway Hotline, which said travel was not recommended.
Just outside of Saskatoon, Highway 16 from Arpiers to Dafoe was closed, along with nearby stretches of road on Highway 20 to Humboldt. ECCC said the band of snow will ease through the morning, but temperatures won't get above zero until next week on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The City of Saskatoon declared a "snow event" after the heavy snowfall, which it measured at 12 centimetres of total accumulation.
The city said strong winds are creating bad road conditions, and it sent 28 graders and six plows out to clear priority streets.
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The story was originally written by Liam O'Connor and published for CBC News.