If you’re ever in Gander, Newfoundland, don’t forget to throw the barbeque cover back on when your finished cooking.
You just never know when a winter storm may arrive.
Just a snowy ride on the bus on the last week of the school year. June 26, 2018 in #Gander. #nlwx #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/hvlDHUeLjh
— Rodney Barney (@rcbstormpost) June 26, 2018
The small Atlantic town woke up today, five days into summer on June 26, to a fresh blanket of snow actually sticking to the ground.
It's nothing new for residents, just last month Gander was busy digging out of a blizzard that dropped 30cm of snow on the city but come on! It’s basically July now!
According to Environment Canada meteorologist Rodney Barney, the airport had accumulated 2 cm of snow by 9:30 am, marking a new record for latest accumulated snow on the ground to ever happen.
Gander #YQX reporting a snow depth of 2 cm at 9:30 am. A new record for latest in any season to have observed accumulated snow on ground (previous latest was June 14, 1976). Snow-depth records began in 1955. #nlwx pic.twitter.com/WNAgAmttwy
— Rodney Barney (@rcbstormpost) June 26, 2018
Planes have been grounded at Gander's YQX Airport, leaving travelers worried they have flown back in time to January.
Hopefully, the snow melts in time for student's first day of summer break, which is this Saturday.
Better keep those snow tires on, just in case!
Not a big demand for snow cones in Gander today. #nlwx pic.twitter.com/Mil41Ab91P
— Ken Hayward (@khayward17) June 26, 2018
