App Goes Live / Here Comes Spring

Our new "Canadian Prairie Storms (v1)" Blackberry Application is now available in the BlackBerry World web store as of today for FREE! Be sure to download it before summer storm season starts as the price is subject to change, for now it is available for free, supported by the usual Google ads. This first version includes stories posted on this blog as well as "Category" links to YouTube video uploads and photos. This is the first version and will be improved upon as time allows. Feel free to comment, lend suggestions and help test the app in this BETA version stage. It is currently ONLY available to BlackBerry Smartphone, Playbook and Z10 users.

CLICK HERE FOR THE APP!

In other news, our big snow storm over the weekend was a big bust for the cities of Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon as the system narrowly missed the major centres.

Video of the snow just beginning to fall in downtown Regina Sunday afternoon.

 Calgary, Swift Current, Medicine Hat and Brandon all got slammed with heavy snowfall. Many highways in Saskatchewan were marked as "Not Recommended  or even closed for a time on Sunday. The Number 1 highway west of Moose Jaw as well as the main highway between Saskatoon and Regina the Number 11 was also closed due to tractor trailers jack knifing and car littering the ditches.

Waiting for the storm that never came...

Snow Covered Highways On Monday

 Remember to always check the Highway Hotline before venturing out onto the highways in winter!

7:10pm Radar Image Sunday, March 3 

 Here in Regina, a twitter storm was started with the tweet:

 "@jaredmysko: Nobody should be on highways in S. Sask, anyone who is puts tow truck and fire dept rescue at risk."

After many replies and retweets, I feel it is important to stress that the point of that tweet was to encourage people not to take chances on the roads during a severe winter storm, especially after getting word that tow truck drivers were told not to go on the highway until it cleared up. I didn't mention EMS, paramedics, RCMP, or first responders so as not to clog of their timelines. I know they are all busy and I thank them for what they do.

As for the weather, it seems the heaviest snowfall hit mostly rural areas which is going to increase the risk of spring flooding and that could start as early as this coming weekend. Temperatures are forecast to jump well above freezing with bright sunshine and light winds. All this moisture is going to boil fast so expect a very active spring. This may not be the last of the major snowfall events in March and severe thunderstorms could be only a few weeks (and a lot of melting) away.

Thanks, Stay Safe and Enjoy the Weather!

Jared Mysko