New Brunswick weather: Storm could bring 25 cm of snow
Snowfall warnings in place for the southwest while a winter storm watch is in effect for central area
Parts of New Brunswick will see up to 25 cm of snow on Tuesday as another storm moves in Tuesday morning, says CBC meteorologist Peter Coade.
"The maker of this next snow event is the same storm that over the weekend produced killer, record tornadoes in Texas, the state where it developed," said Coade.
"Today it is dropping some 20 to 40 centimetres of snow on Montreal and a snow to rain mix on Toronto."
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for Grand Manan and coastal Charlotte County, Saint John and County and northern Charlotte County.
"Snow associated with this system will begin Tuesday morning over western portions of the province then spread eastward through the day," says the warning.
Snowfall accumulations of between 15 to 20 cm are expected for the southernmost portions of the province with up to 10 centimetres elsewhere.
Winter storm watches are in effect for the central parts of New Brunswick, including Fredericton, Grand Lake and Sussex.
"Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow," says Environment Canada.
Coade says skies are expected to clear during the day on Wednesday with some rain expected on Thursday.
The storm has already forced some flights in Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John to be cancelled.
As well, Maritime Bus has issued a travel advisory and has warned its passengers to prepare for delays and possible cancellations.
New Brunswick forecast
Northern New Brunswick
Tuesday: It will be cloudy with light snow developing in the west in the morning and moving east by afternoon with 2 to 5 cm of snow expected and a high of –10 C.
Tuesday night: It will be cloudy with a further snowfall of 2 to 5 cm and the temperature slowing rising to –8 C.
Wednesday: The region can expect a cloudy day with flurries and a high near –4 C.
Fredericton and area
Tuesday: There is a winter storm watch in effect with light snow expected to develop this morning bringing 5 cm of snow and a high near –10 C.
Tuesday night: Light snow will taper to scattered flurries with another 5 to 10 cm of snow expected and winds becoming light with the temperature rising to –8 C.
Wednesday: It will be cloudy with flurries bringing another 2 to 3 cm of snow and a high near –4 C.
Southern New Brunswick
Tuesday: There is a snowfall warning for the southwest with snow, heavy at times, expected to develop in the west early in the day and spread east.
Snowfall amounts of 2 to 5 cm are expected in the southeast, 10 to 15 cm are expected along the Fundy in the southwest.
Winds will be from the northeast gusting to 50 km/h with a high of –6 C in the southwest and –10 C in the southeast.
Tuesday night: Snow will continue, heavy at times, along the Fundy coast with another 2 to 5 cm expected in the southeast and 5 to 10 in the southwest with a low of –8 C.
Wednesday: It will be cloudy with flurries bringing another 3 cm of snow with a high of 0 C.