Spring is decidedly not in the air throughout Alberta, with a spring storm bringing high winds and heavy snow that left many motorists stranded overnight on a northern highway.

"I took all the clothes of [my] suitcase and kind of made a makeshift little blanket nest to keep warm," said Lance Kane, who told CBC on Friday he has been stuck on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray since about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

"You kind of lie down, but you also don't want to fall asleep in case it gets moving and you [become] the guy then holding it up."

Sgt. Sabrina Clayton from the Wood Buffalo RCMP detachment said that as of 2:30 p.m.…