Snowy Monday brings slippery roads, dozens of crashes to Calgary

Calgarians were forced to navigate snowy roads on Monday with officials warning outlying areas could turn icy overnight as temperatures dip.

Calgary police tell CityNews they responded to more than 40 collisions, including nine with injuries, between midnight and noon.

City officials say road temperatures remain warms as of Monday afternoon, causing some melting, but drivers should be prepared for possible accumulation later in the evening.

“Snow is falling, it started with some precipitation and has intensified to snowfall,” says Chris McGeachy with the City of Calgary, who adds temperatures are within the range to ensure ice doesn’t build up.

“We want to remind people that low overnight temperatures means ice can form in certain areas of the city. Our crews are out there responding.”

Motorists are being urged to drive with caution and be aware that rapidly changing road conditions could pose additional hazards.

Early Monday morning, emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash in northeast Calgary that left one person trapped following a rollover. The crash happened around 8:40 a.m. on Rundlehorn Drive NE — it involved two vehicles and resulted in minor injuries.

Environment Canada is calling for two to four centimetres of snowfall with a chance of flurries later in the day. Monday will only see a daytime high just over the freezing mark, but the city is in for another warm up as the weekend approaches.

More details on the forecast can be found here.

March usually Calgary’s snowiest month

The snowy start to the first working week in March follows an extended stretch of above seasonal weather that closed February.

Stanfield says when you look at the top ten snowiest months ever in Calgary, March holds three of the spots.

Just last year, more than 68 centimetres of snow was recorded in March — putting it sixth on the all-time list.