Snowfall warnings issued as N.B. gears up for first blast of wintry weather

New Brunswick is expecting its archetypal blast of wintry weather, arsenic Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings covering astir the full province.

The forecast is calling for rainfall to statesman Thursday afternoon, which volition make into snowfall that volition proceed falling from this evening until Friday morning.

In total, 15 to 20 cm of snowfall is expected from Caraquet successful the northbound down to St. Stephen.

“Surfaces specified arsenic highways, roads, walkways and parking tons whitethorn go hard to navigate owed to accumulating snow,” reads the informing from Environment Canada.

Meanwhile, higher terrain areas including Cumberland County and the Cobequid Pass betwixt New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is expecting somewhat little snowfall totals: 5 to 10 cm.

In Nova Scotia, a Les Suêtes upwind informing is successful effect successful Cape Breton from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence. The land is besides expecting snowfall — with 5 to 10 cm expected for Inverness County – Mabou and north, arsenic good arsenic Victoria County.

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Elsewhere successful the country, respective parts of Ontario are acceptable to spot “incredible snowfall totals” implicit the adjacent fewer days owed to a displacement successful temperatures implicit the Great Lakes.

By adjacent Monday, snow totals could scope arsenic precocious arsenic 80 cm nether the much persistent snowfall squalls.

Saskatoon was blanketed by 25 cm of snowfall implicit the play — shutting down schools and businesses earlier this week.

And an aboriginal play snowfall successful British Columbia’s interior triggered avalanche concerns, particularly successful skis resorts.