New Brunswick weather: province battered by storm
CBC News | Posted: December 15, 2015 10:18 AM | Last Updated: December 16, 2015
NB Power says some customers may not have power restored until Wednesday
Winter storm warnings are still in effect for all of New Brunswick with snowfall, winter storm, rainfall and freezing rain alerts issued by Environment Canada.
Kalin Mitchell, our CBC meteorologist, says southern parts of the province have seen a mix of ice pellets, freezing rain and even rain, and "those locations will actually be turning back over to a period of snow" into Tuesday evening.
Mitchell says skies will gradually clear on Wednesday, except for continuing flurries in southeast N.B., and the cold, northerly winds will stay strong.
Power outages
NB Power continues to report a number of outages around the province.
The number of homes and businesses without power has grown to over 10,000 by 6:30 p.m., with power out to almost 8,000 customers. St. Stephen was the next hardest hit with over 2,200 outages.
Meghan Gerrish, spokesperson for NB Power said due to the nature of the storm, which will get worse before it gets better overnight, some customers may not have power restored until tomorrow.
"Estimated restoration times will be added to the website as crews are able to investigate damages and estimate the amount of time it will take to make repairs," she said.
Most of the outages on Tuesday have been caused by trees hitting the power lines.
Roads and highways around the province are reporting everything from slush and icy patches to snow covered.
New Brunswick forecast:
Northern New Brunswick
Snow at times heavy with temperatures steady near -1 C.
Tonight, light snow ending in the west then partly cloudy. periods of snow elsewhere. Temperatures steady near 0 except a low of -3 C in the west.
Wednesday, a mix of sun and cloud in the west. Light snow ending then clearing elsewhere and a high near 0.
Southern New Brunswick
Rainfall warning in effect on the Fundy coast.
Weather warning in effect in the southeast.
Freezing rain warning in effect for Sussex.
Winter storm warnings in effect elsewhere.
Weather warning in effect in the southeast.
Freezing rain warning in effect for Sussex.
Winter storm warnings in effect elsewhere.
Rain at times heavy along the Fundy coast. Ice pellets in the southeast. Freezing rain and ice pellets changing to snow, at times heavy, elsewhere. Temperatures steady near 0 except near 4 along the Fundy coast.
This evening, rain changing to snow, at times heavy, then ending overnight along the Fundy coast. Ice pellets changing to snow in the southeast. Elsewhere, snow ending then partly cloudy. Temperatures steady near 0 except for a low of -4 C in the west.
Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud with winds from the northeast gusting to 40 km/h and a high of 2 C.