Calgary's Snowmageddon: 15-40cm Snow, Crashes, School Closures

0:00Calgary woke up to a brutal spring snow storm today, turning the morning commute into a nightmare with snowpack roads and low visibility. Over 50 crashes happened overnight, and roads across southern Alberta are slick from heavy snow and high winds. The storm dumped 15 to 25 centimeters of snow, with up to 40 possible by the end. It started as freezing rain last night and keeps falling all day. Full shut down in spots, transit buses got stuck on hills, and south near high river, a big pile of closed, highway two southbound lanes. Folks are calling it snowmageddon, with wind chill making minus 8 feel like the mid teens below zero. One guy shoveling his walks to hibernate like bears, joking how spring keeps fooling him after he ditched his winter gear just days ago. Turns out, April's the second snowiest month down there on average. RCMPs telling drivers to stay off the roads if they can, north, south, east, and west. The mess should ease up late today, as it heads to Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

1:03Expect quick melt with Friday topping five Celsius under mixed sun and clouds, maybe showers. By Sunday it's 13 Celsius, and Tuesday hits 23, so this whiteout won't stick around long. That's your update from Calgary News today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.