ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada's weather agency ended a blizzard warning for the St. John's, Newfoundland, area on Saturday, but a rare state of emergency and storm surge warning remained in effect following a monster storm that buried Newfoundland's capital city. The intense
A man walks down the middle of New Gower St. as snow falls in St. John‚ Newfoundland on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The city has declared a state of emergency, ordering businesses closed and vehicles off the roads as blizzard conditions descend on the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. *Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)The streets were quiet St. John‚ Newfoundland on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, as a major winter storm brought the city to a standstill.
But with more than 70 centimeters of new snow on the ground in some areas, and strong winds piling up drifts, roads were likely to remain treacherous. The city of St. John's, as well as several nearby communities, declared states of emergency late Friday morning, ordering businesses closed and all non-emergency vehicles off the roads.
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen thanked the federal government for receiving short term permission to dump snow in St. John's harbor.
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