Blizzard Drops 4.5 cm Snow on St. Petersburg
After a long hiatus, St. Petersburg was hit by a February blizzard. Over the past day, 4.5 centimeters of snow fell.
Apr 24, 2026 0
Snow removal equipment clears streets in St. Petersburg during a February blizzard.
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Road services in St. Petersburg entered February by clearing fresh snow. According to the St. Petersburg Committee for Improvement, in a statement published on 3 February, a snow cover of 4.5 centimeters formed in the city over the past 24 hours.
«After a fairly long break, a proper February blizzard hit St. Petersburg the day before. With gusty winds, the bad weather tried to create difficult conditions on the streets,» the committee noted.
Freshly fallen snow was swept to the curbs for later removal. On Monday, 14,000 cubic meters of snow were removed from the city«s streets. The total volume of snow cleared this winter reached 1,056,000 cubic meters.
On Tuesday, 825 units of special equipment and 1,210 street cleaners went out to clean city highways and courtyards. Work in parks and squares is carried out by 264 vehicles and 835 people.
It is worth recalling that over the first two months of winter, the snow cover in St. Petersburg reached 104 centimeters.
Maxim Lukyanchuk, First Deputy General Director of Vodokanal of St. Petersburg (the city«s water utility), said that the current winter season is not a record in terms of precipitation. Earlier, representatives of the organization assured that the capacity for snow disposal is sufficient. Currently, the city operates 11 snow-melting and 7 snow-receiving stations, with a total capacity of 101,500 cubic meters per day. To increase capacity, it is planned to open three new snow-melting stations by 2030.
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