Calgary was hit hard by harsh winds and snow on November 16
It’s probably an understatement to say that it was a windy one in YYC on Thursday night.
An Environment Canada wind warning was put into place on Thursday afternoon, alerting Calgarians that a cold front would be bringing gusts of up to 90 km/h through the city.
See also
- Winds as high as 90 km/h expected through Calgary tonight
- Calgary's forecast calling for 5 cm of snow, low of -15°C this weekend
- Check out over 2 million Christmas lights at the Calgary Zoo
The system battered Calgary throughout the night, keeping many residents up with the noise and potential danger at hand.
Calgarians awoke Friday morning to a snow-covered city, and can expect temperatures to plunge to as low as -14°C on Friday night.
Here’s what was going through a few Calgarians’ minds as the winds swept through YYC last night:
I’ve never been so scared about the weather here in Calgary the way I am tonight #abstorm #yyc #Blizzard
— Anderson Garcia (@upgarcia) November 16, 2018
The sound of the wind is crazy and woke me up. My lights are flickering and my TV keeps losing the signal. Wind usually scares me and tonight is no different. #Calgary #yyc
— Laura G 🇨🇦 (@LauraG333) November 16, 2018
THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE CAN SLEEP THROUGH THIS STORM. blizzard in #Calgary. Damaging wind gusts. I’m sure they are gusting close to 100 km/h. It’s very dangerous outside #yyc #abstorm
— Inam Jamil (@inam_net) November 16, 2018
Snow fall continues this morning in Calgary and high winds have contributed to slippery sections on some roadways. Please slow down and give yourself time this morning! #yycsnow #yyctraffic #yycroads
— YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) November 16, 2018
The maximum wind speed was 84.9 km/h since Fri 01:00 at “CALGARY INT’L CS”
— WX Calgary (@wc_calgary) November 16, 2018
I’m awake because there is a very scary wind blowing through Calgary right and my bed is shaking from the building moving so…
— R. West ⚧🏳️🌈🇨🇦😺 (they / them) (@_randolph_west) November 16, 2018
And residents posted some photos of the snowy aftermath from Friday morning:
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See also
- Winds as high as 90 km/h expected through Calgary tonight
- Calgary's forecast calling for 5 cm of snow, low of -15°C this weekend
- Check out over 2 million Christmas lights at the Calgary Zoo
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