Saskatoon met with nightmare commute after being bombarded with heavy snowfall

A winter wallop is pounding the Praries, with high winds and heavy snowfall, creating a nightmare for commuters in Saskatchewan — including Global News meteorlogist Peter Quinlan.

Starting Saturday, the snowfall may be the larges Saskatoon has ever recorded, with 30-45 centimetres falling and covering the roads.

While the snow is expected to taper off overnight into Monday, it is expected to take a while to be cleaned up. The blizzard will be followed of average temperatures of -30, feeling like -40 with a wind chill.

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[frankd]

There should be good moisture to get the farmers seeds going in the spring and lots of hay for the cattle

[jimedge]

I'm amazed at all the new people in the media in Canada, we go a couple years of mild weather and suddenly they forget this is normal winter conditions.

[esparda]

Why did Environment Canada stop recording snowfall data in the city?

[jawadshamir]

Huge thanks and immense respect to Saskatoon transit for keeping the bus running in these conditions. Without them, slightest commute for normal public would be impossible.

[jeffbryan]

"OH AN EXTRA FOOT OF SNOW IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES!!!" "I think I'll wear my shorts!"

[trollfeeder]

weird, all the experts have been talking about a low snow winter for 3 months and already talking about a hot record summer, seriously quit predicting stuff you can't control.

[serpentphoenix]

Damn we almost forgot that Saskatchewan existed....

[martytrueblood]

my dog ran away in Saskatchewan
it took three days before he was out of sight

[kenpierard]

Complaints when there is no snow, then complain when there is .

[pamphilus]

Why the hell arent the federal gov recording snowfall in saskatoon anymore?

[ianmackie]

It's canada for christ sake It's supposed to be winter

[leonorth]

Big thanks to the city crew who always come to plaw our back alley. Since we are on the outskirts of the city, there is always deep packed snow drift block our garages. Thank you Saskatoon city crew!

[Ahomesteadersdream]

What a great day! Finally got to go sledding with my kids in NE Alberta, was a massive weather system!

[e.a.p]

I’m watching this from the tropical Philippines. When I lived on the Prairies in 70s and 80s winter was from November to end of March. I travelled hundreds of times from Winnipeg to Edmonton via Saskatoon and snow storms were a regular occurrence. It was very rare if the temperature was higher than -22c . Nobody made a fuss about a snow storm. Anyway I enjoy here my beach house the temperature is still 30c and the sea level is still where it was when I came here 18 years ago

[jurgenvollrath]

Snow. In the winter. Totally not normal, right?

[denniswade]

Nightmare for commuters . . . . commuters . . . on a

[randyhuke]

This is Canada. A foot of snow is nothing to brag about.

[dy]

Here in Jamaica, life is beautiful. Canadian winter, no thanks . Safety all .

[lylarose]

Of course environmental Canada has stopped recording snow accumulation. The accumulation kind of ruins global warming doesn’t it.

[bartjopling]

He was in a parking lot when he said and pointed to an abandoned car?