Parking ban continues after Friday morning snow
Posted Mar 2, 2012 05:29:34 AM.
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One month after Shubenacadie Sam predicted spring was just around the corner, the province has had a close encounter with a late-winter storm. Halifax did not receive a lot of snow, but it was enough to prompt the city to announce another night of enforcement of its winter parking ban.
Environment Canada lifted weather warnings for the southern half of the province early Friday, saying no further significant accumulation was expected.
“The extreme southern counties, we had winter storm warning. We anticipated there could be 25 centimeters of snow,” said shift supervisor George Parks with the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre. “Most of the action happened overnight and we have now ended all of the warnings.”
Yarmouth received about 14 cm of snow overnight, enough to prompt the Tri-County and South Shore school boards to cancel classes for the day. A complete list of closures and cancellations can be found here.
In metro, just enough snow came down to cause slippery road conditions and, in combination with strong winds, poor visibility.
Still, HRM’s overnight winter parking ban will be enforced Saturday morning.
“We did dodge a bullet,” said News 95.7 meteorologist Richard Zurawski. “Always with snow you have to be cautious because of slippery patches, reduced visibility and of course there are gusty winds out there.”
Halifax Regional Police say there were no weather-related crashes overnight.
“The last couple of storms people have been playing it safe and staying home. For a Thursday night there are a lot fewer cars on the road than there normally would be,” said Sgt. Rob Lowther.
Lowther says morning commuters are asked to exercise caution and respect driving conditions on the way to work or school.
“Just take your time,” he said. “Allow a little extra time to get in this morning. Keep some distance between the cars, and get there safely.”
About 15 centimeters was expected in Halifax, but Zurawski says no more than five fell overnight.
