With a spring snowstorm that essentially paralyzed much of southern Manitoba for several days, the amount of snowfall varied dramatically throughout the province.
The latest data from Canada on the Environment and Climate Change (ECCC), which the Meteorological Agency considers final for the long-term storm, show 82 centimeters of snow falling in Onanol to 13 cm low in Miami and the Woodlands.
Killarney and Selkirk reported 60 and 45 centimeters of snow, respectively, with Winnipeg receiving somewhere between 25-35 cm.
Initial ECCC forecasts predicted 30-50 cm of snowfall for most areas, with localized snowfall potential to be much higher.
In a video posted on Facebook by Wasagaming on Thursday, located about five kilometers north of Onanole, the deep snow made moving around the yard a challenge in itself.
Weather has forced 30-year veteran long-haul truck driver Gordy Havery off the road in Saskatchewan on Thursday after leaving Swift Current yesterday. He reached as far as Balgonia, about 25 km east of Regina.
Half in the middle of Hwy1, west of Portage La Prairie on April 15 (Scott Anderson, CTV News)
Semi in the middle of Hwy 1 west of Portage La Prairie, April 15 (Scott Anderson, CTV News)
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Havery said. “The highway has never been closed for so long.”
Javier said the truck stop where he had stopped to withstand the storm was full, with at least 200 other vehicles, but now traffic was starting to move again.
Balgonie truck stop full of semi-finished products pending highway opening (Source: Gord Havery)
“The day will be busy. “I hope every other driver knows that, you know, just because they’re late doesn’t mean they have to fly on the highway, because there are probably still some icy sections,” Havery said.
The storm also removed a lot of snow south of the border.
Snow Stacked High Against the Exterior Door of a House in Minot, North Dakota (Source: Rosalie Rodgers)
Outside the front door of a residence in Minot, North Dakota (Source: Rosalie Rodgers)
Photographs taken in Minot, North Dakota, about 80 kilometers south of the Manitoba border, show accumulated drifts on roofs, vehicles and land, forcing people to clear a path just to get out of the house.
According to the National Weather Service, Northwest Minot received about three feet of snow.
In Bismarck, they had the heaviest snowfall in April with just over a foot and a half of snow, breaking the 2013 record.
Snow surrounds a truck in Minot, North Dakota (Source: Rosalie Rodgers)
Minot, North Dakota (Source: Rosalie Rodgers)
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