{"id":211355,"date":"2019-04-25T03:56:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T07:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=211355"},"modified":"2019-04-25T03:56:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T07:56:40","slug":"in-newfoundland-winter-just-doesnt-want-to-go-away-quite-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/25\/in-newfoundland-winter-just-doesnt-want-to-go-away-quite-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"In Newfoundland, winter ‘just doesn’t want to go away quite yet’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Central and northeastern Newfoundland saw a mix of snow and ice pellets on Wednesday, accompanied with a weather warning from Environment Canada that more was on the way. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JOHN’S, N.L. — The calendar confirms it’s nearly May, but the ice-coated trees suggested winter still had its grip on Newfoundland on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinter sometimes just doesn’t want to go away quite yet,\u201d said Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil.<\/p>\n

Many Newfoundlanders were forced to unpack their parkas Wednesday as the first of two frost-bearing systems swept through the province.<\/p>\n

Central and northeastern Newfoundland saw a mix of snow and ice pellets on Wednesday, accompanied with a weather warning from Environment Canada that more was on the way.<\/p>\n

Winter-weary residents shared images on social media of snow-covered barbecues and spring flowers encased in ice.<\/p>\n

Gander residents had basked in 17 degree weather on Monday only to welcome 12 centimetres of snow Wednesday — a number Neil said was kept on the low side because of ice pellets mixed in.<\/p>\n

In St. John’s, the trees and colourful homes were coated in ice after hours of freezing rain.<\/p>\n

In the capital city’s downtown, large icicles were falling from power lines and crashing onto cars and sidewalks.<\/p>\n

Neil said not every part of the province is experiencing winter conditions but temperatures were on the cool side across the map.<\/p>\n

Newfoundland Power reported a number of outages by Wednesday afternoon, attributing at least one in Little Harbour, N.L. to severe weather conditions.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning for the province, urging cautious driving for Wednesday and warning of another storm bringing freezing rain, snow and ice pellets from Thursday through Friday.<\/p>\n

Neil said the central and northeastern regions can expect another \u201cgood shot of snow\u201d with the second system to come.<\/p>\n

The next few days are expected to bring more wintry precipitation, but another system moving up through Labrador could bring \u201cwarmer, wetter conditions\u201d after the Thursday and Friday chill.<\/p>\n

Neil said the fluctuations aren’t unusual for this time of year and while a spring snowfall can be disheartening, it usually doesn’t stay on the ground for long.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s definitely a reminder that spring can be kind of finicky,\u201d Neil said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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