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Nfld. & Labrador·Updated
Blizzard warning ends as eastern Newfoundland tackles cleanup of record-smashing storm
State of emergency remains in effect for St. John's, other municipalities
Ariana Kelland, John Gushue · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2020
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State of emergency orders remain in effect in St. John's, other municipalities
Power out for thousands of customers
Turn in weather brings sunshine, lower winds
Vehicles are covered in snow and most roads are impassable as the cleanup effort begins in eastern Newfoundland. (Ariana Kelland/CBC)
Cars in downtown St. John's appear submerged amid a blizzard that swept across eastern Newfoundland Friday and early Saturday. (stephmarietee/Twitter)
'Roofs blowing off houses'
Dean Foley, platoon chief for the St. John's Regional Fire Department, said crews required a snowplow escort to respond to each call it could handle. Snowblowers were also used in some cases.
"We're getting roofs blowing off houses, people trapped in their cars — an assortment of everything, I'll say," said Foley.
Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-blizzard-1.5432023
Thought it was a good time for a story like this. Yes, we have gotten it this bad in the USA before but not as much in the past several years.
About 20 years ago, there was an ice storm that really played havoc with the upper Northeast I believe, shutting down power.
A cold weekend in much of the USA, then, there were stories of flooding in the South this past week, which were sad. I believe some loss of life.
