P.E.I. cleans up after blowing snow created hazardous morning conditions

Some provincial civil service offices delayed opening

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Caption: Schools were closed for a second day in a row as government offices delayed opening on Wednesday morning due to the hazardous driving conditions. (Jane Robertson/CBC)

The province is cleaning up after a winter storm battered P.E.I. most of the day Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
Schools were closed again on Wednesday and the provincial government and some businesses delayed opening.

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Charlottetown Airport recorded 19 centimetres of snow Tuesday, and light snow continued into the early hours Wednesday. There were also wind gusts up to 109 km/h recorded at the airport.
A combination of snow and high winds created rough driving conditions across the province Wednesday morning.

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Caption: Snow piled up in Charlottetown after 19 centimetres fell Tuesday through to Wednesday morning. (Jane Robertson/CBC)

The weather will continue cold all day, with the high reaching just -10 C, with wind chills around -20 C.