High winds, blowing snow expected for Avalon Peninsula on Wednesday
CBC News | Posted: December 11, 2018 12:30 PM | Last Updated: December 11, 2018
High winds and as much as 10 cm of snow expected starting in the afternoon
Don't put those shovels away yet.
Just as people on the Avalon Peninsula finish digging out from last week's snowstorm, Environment Canada says the region has more inclement weather coming.
I wouldn't say by any means that we're going to see enough warming to be melting the snow. - Jennifer Kowal
"Starting tomorrow afternoon it looks like we're going to have some snow starting, along with some high winds, which will bring some reduced visibilities in the blowing snow, continuing overnight and then ending on Thursday morning," meteorologist Jennifer Kowal of Environment Canada's Gander weather office told CBC's St. John's Morning Show.
The forecast was initially calling for a total of 20 centimetres to fall in some places, but it has since been downgraded. A winter storm warning has been replaced with a blowing snow advisory.
CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler said about the largest snowfall amount is expected to be 10-12 centimetres for the southeast Avalon.
"The timing of this one means things will likely be messy on the roads through the day," she said. "Snow should start in the morning and spread about five to 10 centimetres of snow through the day for the majority of the Avalon, then towards Clarenville, Burin and Bonavista Peninsulas."
Winds are expected to gust between 70 and 90 km/h in the late afternoon and into the evening.
"There's always a chance that in some areas that are more prone to the enhancements in the northeasterly winds, we might see even higher winds," she added.
Expect the snow to stay
Kowal said the snowfall accumulation won't add up as quickly as last week's storm.
"We're looking at a few hours, you know, eight or nine hours where you're getting a centimetre an hour."
The snow should be tapering down to flurries by 6 or 7 a.m. Thursday, she said.
Things could change, however, if the storm's track moves west. The snowfall could be heavier.
And Kowal said it looks like the snow will stick around.
"Right now there isn't a significant warming that we can see," she said. "There's little bits of warming here and there and cooling overnight, so I wouldn't say by any means that we're going to see enough warming to be melting the snow."