Yeah, just wait Jesse. This news does not sound too good.
Nothing to brag about with weather this week
Jan, 08 2007 - 6:30 AM
EDMONTON (630 CHED) - Enjoy the next few days because Environment Canada says
one of the worst winter storms to hit the Edmonton area since 1989 should be here by Wednesday.The big blast of artic air is making it's way to Edmonton thanks in part to this major wind storm.
The storm is expected to pack high wind chills around minus 40 with plenty of snow.
As for today, powerful gusts of wind buffeted the Edmonton area overnight and a wind warning remains in effect for much of central Alberta.
Callers tell CHED News blowing snow is creating visibility problems on some highways and the roads are slippery where the snow has settled.
Parts of St Albert were blacked out just before four but the RCMP tells CHED News the outage is not widespread.
Epcor reports no significant power outages in Edmonton.
Burglar alarms were set off by the wind gusts and that kept police and firefighters busy but no serious damage has been reported.
Light debris is blowing around in most parts of the city and the suburbs.
Yup, the big storm of 89.
January 29-31, 1989: Alberta was experiencing a mild period during the latter part of January up until a particularly vicious cold front from the Yukon dropped temperatures from plus 2 C to -12 in the span of an hour, as it charged through Edmonton during morning rushhour on the 30th. Rain rapidly changed to heavy snow and the mercury fell to the -25 range and was still falling at noon. By that time the front had surged through Calgary, and by late afternoon the entire province was in the grips of a blizzard. The Edmonton area received the most snow, around 35 cm, an all-time January record. Portions of the province south and east of Red Deer were spared the snow, but still had to endure the bitterly cold winds. The effects of the storm lingered for days. Temperatures were in the minus 30's. In the Edmonton area alone, seven deaths were directly attributed to the storm's fury.
No Sir. I Don't Like It!