Water main break ices up street in Winnipeg's West End

A morning water main break shrouded a Winnipeg street in fog and slush on Thursday.

The break, near St. Edward the Confessor Church at Arlington Street and Adele Avenue in the city's West End, made it tricky for vehicles to navigate the icy puddles and clouds of vapourreflected in their headlights.

City crews arrived around 7:30 a.m. to work in the frosty darkness.

The temperature early on Thursday was24C with a wind chill that made it feel more like33, but it had warmed up to 21C (with a24 wind chill) when crews arrived.

The forecast high is only supposed to be17 C, much chillier than the normal high of 8 C for this time of year.