LATEST WARNINGS RUN DOWN: ===NOVA SCOTIA=== RAINFALL WARNING... - Annapolis County - Colchester County - Cobequid Bay: - Colchester County - Truro and south - Cumberland County - Minas Shore - Digby County - Halifax County - east of Porters Lake - Halifax Metro and Halifax County West - Hants County - Kings County - Lunenburg County - Queens County - Shelburne County - Yarmouth County Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. Rain will develop noon Sunday and spread northward throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 millimetres are expected with locally higher amounts of 40 mm near Digby and Annapolis counties. Prior to the rain, snow will develop near midnight over Southwestern Nova Scotia and spread northeastward overnight reaching Cape Breton by Sunday morning. The snow will change through ice pellets and freezing rain and then to rain. Snowfall amounts of 10 centimetres can be expected by Sunday afternoon for most areas. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Dont approach washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts. _______________________________________________ LES SUETES WIND WARNING: - Inverness County - Mabou and north Dangerous wind gusts causing widespread damage are expected or occurring. Wind gusts of up to 140 km per hour will develop Sunday afternoon. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Store or anchor objects so they are not tossed by the wind causing injury or damage. _______________________________________________ ===NEW BRUNSWICK=== FREEZING RAIN WARNING... - Woodstock and Carleton County - Stanley - Doaktown - Blackville Area - Oromocto and Sunbury County - Mount Carleton - Renous Highway - Kouchibouguac National Park - Kent County - Grand Lake and Queens County - Grand Falls and Victoria County - Fredericton and Southern York County Freezing rain is expected or occurring. Snow will develop across New Brunswick overnight and will change over to ice pellets near noon Sunday and then to freezing rain on Sunday afternoon. Freezing rain will change to rain over most areas on Sunday evening although some central regions could see the freezing rain persisting a few hours longer. Snowfall accumulations of 10 to possibly 15 centimetres can be expected prior to the changeover. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays. Utility outages may occur. _______________________________________________ WINTER STORM WARNING... - Campbellton and Restigouche County - Edmundston and Madawaska County Hazardous winter conditions are expected. Snow will develop across New Brunswick overnight. Snowfall accumulations near 15 centimetres are expected over Madawaska county and Restigouche county prior to a changeover to ice pellets expected to occur on Sunday afternoon. Ice pellets will then change to freezing rain on Sunday evening before tapering off after midnight. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Winter Storm Warnings are issued when multiple types of severe winter weather are expected to occur together.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 06:22:47 +0000
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