EDMONTON — It was just one centimetre of snow, but it was enough to wreak havoc on Edmonton streets.
The light snowfall led to major traffic delays because of several collisions around the city.
It didn’t take long for commuters to express their frustration with what resulted on city streets.
WATCH: Edmonton received about one centimetre of snow Thursday morning, but it was enough to cause havoc on city streets. Daintre Christensen had an update on traffic during the Morning News.
The snow began falling at around 5 a.m. and lasted for a few hours.
There were 19 collisions reported to police between 6 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Five of those crashes resulted in injury.
Between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, there were 32 property damage collisions, eight injury collisions and one hit-and-run crash.
Global News weather specialist Mike Sobel said Edmonton could experience some more scattered flurries Thursday night into Friday morning.
Below are the responses we received when we asked our followers on Twitter to finish this sentence: “The first time it snows in Edmonton…”
It’s anticipated the snow will melt by the weekend, when temperatures are expected to rise above the freezing mark.
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