Rupert Snow Days ... Round Two

It's a pretty sight as long as you're not the one
to shovel it, CowBay this morning

Sure it's a bit warmer out, but the snow it's a lot heavier.

Prince Rupert and area residents started today off much like they did yesterday, with some laneway clearing ahead of them as another round of the shovel ready precipitation made its way to our streets overnight.

The overnight contribution adding to the volume of Wednesday consisted of 16.6 mm of precipitation, cleverly disguised it would seem in a white cloaking device. That was the follow up to 32.5 mm of a mix of rain and flurries the day before.

What appears to be roughly ten to fifteen cm or so can be added on to that from the overnight period, making for some early morning labour required to leave the driveway today.

A look at some of the streetscapes of the day with 
another overnight snowfall for Prince Rupert

On a day like today, the best friend you have is one
who has a plow on his truck to lend a hand

As it was yesterday, City Crews and those contracted by the Ministry of Highways have been busy through the start of the work day today, with the downtown core's main streets attended to, though some side streets are still unplowed, a theme that carries on across the city, with the major routes attended to first.

Yesterday, we relayed the City's Snow Policy following such snowfalls,  with the major routes and emergency routes taken care of first before they reach your street perhaps.

And for extra fun following a snowfall, you can pretty well guarantee that your street will be plowed by  clearing your own driveway, as you finish, in many instances the city's plow will arrive to leave you just a bit of extra work at the end of the driveway.

For those driving around the city today, some things to keep in mind, the need to slow down near accumulating slush so as not to deliver some unwanted spray to pedestrians (providing they can find a sidewalk to walk on) while intersections in some cases are challenging as well, with windrows a feature for many corners around the city this morning.

Environment Canada is offering some relief for your back, though you may have to contend with another 4 cm before a warmer pacific front arrives. 

And when it does, showers will come this evening with 10mm of rain to fall, followed by a Heavy Rain event for Friday with at least 40 mm of rain anticipated.

With the approach of rain in mind, if you can find them, you may want to clear a path to your street drains if near your home, that way when the frozen meets the rain a lake won't become a new feature for the front of your home.

For those travelling today, once again roads are snow covered and ever changing so cautions is the advice for travel across the Northwest

Port Edward Turnoff 

Rainbow Summit

Kwinitsa

Kasiks

As well, more work is taking place on Highway 16 just west of Exchamsiks today near where crews were attending to avalanche deposits on Wednesday. With Drive BC advising: 

Highway 16, in both directions. Road construction work between West of 35 Mile and East of 35 Mile for 0.8 km (51 to 50 km west of Terrace). Until Thu Dec 9 at 11:00 AM PST. Road closed intermittently. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays. Watch for traffic control. 

Follow Drive BC for updates on the Road Conditions, as well as our archive of Highway Cameras.

More notes on past weather events can be explored here.