World News – CA – Heavy snowfall and intense winds could soon hit Calgary – 660 NEWS

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – As an intense cold front crosses southern Alberta, Calgary could be hit by a sudden blast of snow

The town and the surrounding communities are currently being watched by snow squalls, which means heavy snowfall and winds can strike at any time

Weather specialist Michelle Yi of Breakfast Television said we were looking at about six to ten centimeters of snow

« The snow will continue overnight, but the good news is that we shouldn’t see any more snow in the city until at least next week »

Yi added that it’s not just the snow you should be worried about, but the strong winds that come with it

« The blowing snow is going to create very limited visibility and also, we are starting this winter storm with rain and so it’s going to freeze and we are also going to have reduced traction, so driving this afternoon could be quite treacherous »

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Calgary is under Snow Squall Watch Wind speeds this afternoon are expected to exceed 60 km / h and with the snow will create very limited visibility Be careful on the roads later this after midday and we should see about 6-10cm of snow #YYC #YYCWeather picTwittercom / Cim3lEz94s

As this might be Calgary’s first real taste of winter, the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has said it is a reminder to start using winter tires on your vehicle

« Switching to winter tires is going to give you the best traction on snow and ice which will reduce your stopping distance and provide much better control, » said Brandon Klassen of WADA

« They have very aggressive treads designed to dig in snow and slush Which means wide grooves between the treads and which helps push out snow and slush and helps maintain good contact with the road « 

Following the snowfall over Thanksgiving weekend, many tire stores in Calgary have already seen a high demand for winter tires

Many traders said they were backed up for at least two weeks and had to bring in additional staff to help them

« We work from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm every day to try to make sure everyone can get in and out of their department, » said Martin Kasinski at OK Tire in Northwest Calgary.

Some stores have also reported a shortage of certain types of winter tires during the pandemic due to plant closures

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