NASHVILLE (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed early on Tuesday after powerful tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other parts of Tennessee, flattening buildings and leaving tens of thousands of people without power, authorities said. The death toll, provided by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, may rise given the number of people who remain […]
Weather is being blamed for an accident Saturday night where a semi hit a pedestrian. It happened on the Yellowhead Highway about two miles east of Lashburn around 6:30 p.m Two vehicles had been involved in an accident with the drivers exchanging information when a semi came along. The truck tried to swerve around them, […]
Inclement weather in western Saskatchewan Saturday night is affecting road conditions. Maidstone RCMP have responded to multiple motor vehicle incidents since late Saturday afternoon, including collisions and vehicles in the ditch. Officers are reporting blizzard-like conditions with reduced to zero visibility, icy roads and blowing snow. Similar conditions are being reported by officers in the […]
Southern Saskatchewan will be getting hit with a quick cold snap this week, as temperatures could drop into 30 below range with the windchill. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said there is also a snow system sitting over the province, but that’s being pushed out by arctic high pressure in the northwest. “That’s pushing down […]
It might be warm enough in southern Saskatchewan on Saturday that people may consider going out in a t-shirt and shorts. Okay, maybe not that far. But there’s a chance some areas could break temperature records. The Queen City is set to reach a daytime high of +9°C on Saturday. It’s thanks to what meteorologists […]
Depending on where you are Saturday, travel could be a little difficult. Environment Canada has freezing rain warnings out for parts of central and eastern Saskatchewan. The weather office says a system is moving across the province from Alberta which will result in some slippery roadways as the day goes on.
One week after a record-breaking blizzard battered eastern Newfoundland, businesses in St. John’s were permitted to call in staff Friday to prepare for the expected lifting of a state of emergency the next morning. The provincial capital has been under the emergency declaration for eight days since last week’s fierce storm that dumped more than […]
Residents of St. John’s, N.L., were lining up for food today as supermarkets opened for the first time since last week’s massive blizzard to allow people to restock supplies. The lineup at one Sobey’s store stretched around the parking lot and out into the street by the time doors opened at 10 a.m. The city […]
After not wanting to be outside last week because of the extreme cold, it may be hard to keep people indoors this week as warmer air rushes into Saskatchewan producing temperatures well above normal for this time of year. The normal high for this time of year is minus 11, but some places in the […]
They are three words that have become quite familiar to Saskatchewan residents in January, but those words “Extreme Cold Warning” will soon be a thing of the past with many hoping that is it for the winter. However, frigid air remains over parts of Saskatchewan meaning that extreme cold warning remains in effect for Saturday […]
