This week, the Thunder Bay, Ont., area is dealing with a tough winter storm. The city and its surroundings are bracing for another 10 to 20 centimetres of snow that should hit by Saturday afternoon.
A yellow-coded winter storm warning was first put out on Tuesday night by Environment Canada and was lifted on Thursday. However, a snowfall warning is now in effect for Thunder Bay as well as Nipigon, Rossport, Armstrong, and Beardmore areas.
“A band of snowfall is expected to slowly move westward across the area. There is some uncertainty with the westward extent of this band,” reads the alert issued by the weather agency Friday morning.
“Thunder Bay and Raith, as well as areas to their west, may receive lesser amounts. Travel along Highways 11 and 17 may be impacted.”
This new snowfall follows significant accumulation in Thunder Bay over the last few days due to a weather system that formed over Montana before moving into the Canadian prairies.
Provinces like Manitoba and Saskatchewan also faced heavy snow from this storm.
Environment Canada reported that snowfall totals ranged from 24 to 32 centimetres. These amounts were logged by two different observation stations-one located southwest of Thunder Bay International Airport and another near Silver Harbour.
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Thunder Bay received over 20 centimetres of snow over the last 24 hours, keeping city crews busy as they worked to clear area streets and sidewalks. (Marc Doucette/CBC)
“As snowfall continues, crews will continue to monitor conditions and conduct additional plowing as required … The significant accumulation also requires the use of snow blower equipment in some areas, which increases the time needed to complete service,” reads an update issued by the city Friday morning.
This month, Thunder Bay launched an online map offering near real-time updates about snow clearing efforts. The map allows residents to track nearly 40 city snowplows while they’re working.
Despite all this fresh snow over the past day or so, school buses in Thunder Bay operated normally Friday morning.
Student Transportation Services of Thunder Bay made an early decision stating that local roads were manageable for both rural and city school buses.
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Ongoing Snow Clearing Efforts in the City
The officials from Thunder Bay said it’s been a tough week for snow removal operations. “Strong winds and significant drifting in many areas have created challenging travel conditions in some parts of the city,” reads a statement issued online by the city of Thunder Bay.Source link
