A weather summary posted by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says many parts of southern Saskatchewan likely saw at least 30 centimetres (cm) of snow on Monday and Tuesday thanks to a potent spring storm.
According to the summary, the Esterhazy area received the most snow at 38 cm followed by the Kahkewistahaw First Nation who received 35 cm.
Other areas including Broadview, Wolseley and Whitewood saw more than 30 cm, while Glenavon and Wawota got 30 cm, according to the summary.
Grenfell and Sintaluta both received more than 25 cm, and Maryfield, Vibank and Indian Head all received between 10 and 20 cm.
ECCC says data for Broadview and Indian Head was gathered by NavCanada Stations and the other data was collected through the Cocorahs Network by volunteers.
In the summary, ECCC also said that trees were brought down in the Broadview and Esterhazy areas from the heavy snowfall.
Highway conditions quickly deteriorated in parts of east-central and southeastern Saskatchewan Tuesday, with a large portion of Highway 1 under a travel not recommended advisory from the Highway Hotline.
In a news release, the Saskatchewan RCMP said it received 12 reports of weather-related motor vehicle collisions between 8 a.m. on Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday. Two people reported injuries to police, RCMP said, adding it does not know the seriousness of those injuries.
On Wednesday morning, travel was still not recommended on Highway 1 from Wolseley to Whitewood. That advisory was lifted late in the morning, but RCMP said some areas in southeast Saskatchewan were still seeing winter-like driving conditions into the afternoon hours.
ECCC’s full summary can be seen here.
The weather office noted that the data collected may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
