Snowfall warning issued for Calgary and areas of the eastern Rocky Mountains [Video]

Don’t take those winter tires off your vehicle just yet because there is more snow in the forecast for Calgary and parts of western Alberta.

Environment Canada has issued a heavy snowfall warning for the city of Calgary and Rocky View County, near Cochrane with the snow is expected to begin falling Tuesday evening.

“The snowfall will intensify Tuesday night as a developing low over Alberta taps into moisture from a system south of the border,” said Global News Meterorologist Tiffany Lizée.  “Snowfall warnings will likely expand into the southern Rockies as the system builds and tracks farther south.”

“Areas under the current snowfall warning could see 5-10 cm of snow by Wednesday morning, with another 5 to 10 cm as snowfall picks back up later in the day Wednesday and into Thursday morning,” added Lizée. “Overall, areas under the snowfall warning should expect 15 to 30 cm of snow over the next 48 hours, with higher amounts possible in higher …