Wind-driven storm hammers southern Sask.

© File/Mark Taylor/The Canadian Press Regions across southern Saskatchewan had blizzard and snowfall warnings in effect throughout Friday night and into Saturday. A weekend winter storm created treacherous driving conditions across southern Saskatchewan. Throughout Friday night and into Saturday, some parts of southern Saskatchewan received more than 15 centimetres of snow, while some regions in the southeast endured winds gusting up to 85 km/h. Blizzard and snowfall warnings were in effect across southern Saskatchewan early Saturday morning as the storm dumped seven centimetres of snow on Regina. Storm conditions and traffic accidents temporarily closed numerous highways in southern Saskatchewan, including the Regina bypass, stretches of Highway 1 and highways around Estevan.