Baby Snow arrives during record-breaking N.L. blizzard

The last name couldn't be more perfect.

Levi Jacob Snow was born during the height of a raging blizzard that knocked out power and hit eastern Newfoundland so hard that the military has been called in.

It was 10:41 p.m. on Friday, about the same time that a record was broken at St. John's International Airport for the highest snowfall amounts for a single day.

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"He's a very happy and healthy baby. However, we knew there would be a mess in front of our house," said new dad Kyle Snow.

He asked for help digging out their St. John's home on social media, and by Sunday, 10 to 15 people were outside the house with shovels. The couple faced 2.5-metresnow drifts.

"On the way here, I ran into a snowblower/plow operator and asked him ... well, I'd say Ibegged him to make a cut through the street," Kyle Snow said, which the driver did.

Snow said he is floored by the kind response he received just by making a plea for help online.

Get to hospital before the storm

Luckily the couple made it to the Health Sciences Centre before the storm hit, around 3 a.m. Friday.

"When we got to the hospital, itstarted snowing," Snow said Sunday, as Good Samaritans shovelled outside his home.

"Every couple of hours I'd go out and have a look and the difference in those few hours was just incredible. The hospital was shaking and that's a pretty solid building."

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Medical staff needed to know if the route home was safe before letting mom and baby out of hospital. Snow took a video to show them the now-clear route.

"We're going to have a really good story to tell him. It's one of love and one of people helping people."

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