Cold and slippery conditions across Calgary during the latest winter wave have left roads in less-than-ideal-condition, with dozens of crashes reported over the weekend.
The Calgary Police Service says from midnight Saturday (Feb. 1) to midnight Sunday (Feb. 2) there were 274 crashes on city roads. Of those, 33 involved injuries, 33 were classified as hit-and-runs, and 208 didn’t result in any injuries.
From midnight Monday (Feb. 3) to 10 a.m., there were 36 non-injury crashes, four with injuries, and six hit-and-runs.
Winter returned to Calgary with a vengeance starting Friday, when many commuters woke up to freezing fog and sub-zero temperatures.
It only went downhill from there, as Saturday saw snow and a temperature of around -24 C that felt closed to -35 C with the wind chill.
Sunday was also bitterly cold, as temperatures felt in the mid-minus 30s with the wind chill.
These conditions wreaked havoc on area roads over the weekend — including on Highway 2 where near white-out conditions were reported.
The cold continues into Monday and is expected to stay around until Tuesday, which could be the start of a gradual warm up.
However, it could be some time before Calgary sees the mercury hit the low teens like it did in mid-to-late January.
Alberta’s own groundhog, Balzac Billy, predicted an early spring on Sunday, though the man-sized groundhog’s prediction rate is currently at 42 per cent, according to stats from The Weather Network.
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