Heavy snow, rain, wind hits Maritimes
CBC News
Posted: Feb 17, 2013 9:39 AM AT
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2013 3:43 PM AT
Related
Related Stories
A mixed bag of winter weather is moving in through parts of the Maritimes.
Darin Borgel, a meteorologist with Environment Canada's Storm Prediction Centre, said winds gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour could cause problems.
"These systems are mixed. They have warm air on the southeastern side and cold air on the north side. When they track right across the centre of the region this thing is going to go right across central Nova Scotia so we're going to get both sides of the storm at the same time," he said.
"So New Brunswick will stay on the cold side and see mainly snow. Nova Scotia is going to see the cold, then the warm then the cold again."
Crews were out in Truro, N.S., on Saturday clearing ice from rivers and streams to prevent flooding. The region was hit with massive flooding in September.
While people in Nova Scotia dust off their umbrellas, people in the other two Maritime provinces are bracing for more snow.
Intermittent snow has caused at least half a dozen minor crashes in Fredericton.
Police are asking drivers to stay off the roads.
Environment Canada said snowfall amount of 15 to 25 centimetres combined with strong winds may cause near-zero visibility driving conditions in western Prince Edward Island.
The national forecaster said heavy snow mixed with ice pellets or freezing rain will hit northwestern portions of the province late Sunday afternoon.
Regional travel in the Maritimes could be severely impacted by the winter storm that's moving in from the west.
Maritime Bus said travellers should expect delays or cancellations especially in New Brunswick where the storm will bring mostly snow.
Marine Atlantic has cancelled both of its sailings between North Sydney and Port Aux Basques today.
The Confederation Bridge is also warning that wind could interrupt service.
With files from the Canadian PressShare Tools
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- Ghiz disappointed by Senate expense scandal
- P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says he is disappointed about the controversy surrounding Mike Duffy's Senate expenses. more »
- Big hurricane season expected this year
- Canadian forecasters are warning warmer-than-average ocean waters and the lack of an El Nino warming of the central Pacific Ocean will contribute to an "active" hurricane season this year. more »
- Lennox Island First Nation holds elections
- Lennox Island Chief Darlene Bernard is seeking a fourth term but faces competition from two other candidates to lead P.E.I.'s largest Native band. more »
- Big plans for Charlottetown, says Homburg
- Swiss developer Richard Homburg says he has big plans for downtown Charlottetown. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Will Rob Ford's supporters leave Ford Nation?
- The growing controversy over a purported video alleging to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine may be testing the faith of even his most die-hard supporters. But experts say Ford's policies may trump whatever personal issues he's facing, and that his supporters may rally behind him. more »
- Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings
- Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. more »
- Neil Macdonald: How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge?
- In a key speech this week, the U.S. president set out a host of supposed new safeguards for America's controversial practice of remote-controlled rough justice. But as Neil Macdonald writes, the underlying rationale for drone use has not fundamentally changed. more »
- Making The Mandela Tapes
- Producer Robin Benger describes how he obtained broadcast access to interviews Nelson Mandela recorded in the 1990s. A CBC Radio Ideas program on the Mandela tapes airs May 28. more »
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies using crack cocaine
- The mayor of Canada's largest city told a packed news conference that he doesn't use crack cocaine and isn't a crack addict. more »
- Ghiz disappointed by Senate expense scandal
- Big plans for Charlottetown, says Homburg
- P.E.I. scores D in health report
- People in Charlottetown aim to cut water use
- Apologize for Duffy Senate appointment, MP demands
- Big hurricane season expected this year
- Lennox Island First Nation holds elections
- Gambling addiction ads bring results
- Mike Duffy says he wants to give Canadians 'the whole story'

