| Comments | On March 21st, a slow-moving winter storm impacted Edmonton and its surrounding area. The winter storm had heavy snow (25 cm in west Edmonton and Stoney Plain, and over 40 cm in Westlock), blowing snow with wind gusts up to 50 km/hr, and whiteout conditions. On Highway 2 near Leduc, the RCMP closed a 60 kilometre stretch of highway after a 100 car pileup. Buses were brought in and used as temporary shelters and triage centres. There were over 100 injuries, and the clean-up took 3 days. In a collision near Westlock, 3 people were killed. |