Up to 70 vehicles pile up on Trans-Canada Highway as winter weather rips through Alberta
#BREAKING NEWS:- Up to 70 vehicles pile up on Trans-Canada Highway as winter weather rips through Alberta Westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada are closed in the Brooks area as wind and snow hit many parts of province Up to 70 cars are piled up on the Trans-Canada Highway near Brooks, while semi-trailers have overturned on other roadways as wind and snow rip across a large swath of the southern and eastern Alberta. RCMP say the westbound lanes of Highway 1 about 200 kilometres east of Calgary are expected to be closed for several hours. Emergency crews are directing traffic on to a detour on Highway 1A. "Travel on area highways is not recommended at this time due to blowing snow, icy roads and poor visibility," said RCMP in a news release. It's not known whether there are any injuries at this time. Southern Alberta and much of the province's eastern edge is facing a late winter blast today with wind, snowfall and winter storm warnings blanketing the area. Calgary is under a wind warning, with gusts up to 100 km/h expected with blowing snow. "Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break," reads the alert from Environment Canada. Combined with the blowing snow, that could mean reduced visibility on the roads. The effects are being felt beyond the Brooks area. On Highway 2 just north of Airdrie, an overturned semi was causing delays in both directions as of 8 a.m., while just east of Edmonton on Highway 16, a jackknifed semi was blocking all lanes around the same time. Closures due to the weather were in place on secondary highways including in the areas of Oyen, Czar and Consort. Tag:- power outage, ama road report, willow creek alberta, 511 alberta, alberta wildfire, weather saskatoon, willow creek, alberta road report, alberta 511, lethbridge news, alberta weather, stavely alberta, emergency alert alberta, swift current weather, 660 news, brooks weather, road conditions alberta, map of alberta, rogers pass weather, highway 1 closure, alberta highway cameras, where is carmangay alberta, brooks alberta, wildfire alert near me, grass fire alberta today, Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Connect with us on :- GMail - [email protected] whatapps Number :- 9664902791 YouTube :- / @mknews8739 #Breaking #BreakingNews #ViralNews #Breaking news,viral news, trending news, bbc news, cnn news, mirror news,usa news, latest news, usa today, #newsworldbbc #usnewsworldreport#newsworldtoday #newstodaycnn #kingworldnews #newstodaymsnbc
