By Geoff Smith (@GeoffSmithLNN on Twitter)

First school closings in, as snowfall warnings continue

Feb 5, 2018 | 5:12 AM

UPDATE 8:20 a.m.: The town of Coaldale has activated its snow routes. The town asks people not to park along the priority one route while snow is being cleared.

UPDATE 6:45 a.m.: The snowfall warning has ended for Foremost and southeastern Alberta.

6:00 a.m.: Horizon School Division says Milk River Elementary, Erle Rivers High School in Milk River, and Warner School are closed. All other schools in the division are open.

LETHBRIDGE – Snowfall warnings continued for southern Alberta Monday, Feb. 5, and the first school closings were starting to come in.

The snowfall warning affects the areas of Lethbridge, Taber, Fort Macleod, Cardston, Blood Reserve, Pincher Creek, Piikani Nation, Waterton, Crowsnest Pass, and Foremost. Totals of 10-15 cm were expected, on top of the snow earlier in the weekend.

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The snow is expected to taper off to flurries later in the morning.

Highways in the immediate Lethbridge area were listed as partly snow-covered Monday morning. Roads farther south and west were reported to be snow-covered, with poor visibility due to continued snowfall.