Snowstorm shuts down eastern Newfoundland
February 12, 2015 by THE CANADIAN PRESS
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – School closures and flight cancellations are piling up in eastern Newfoundland as a major winter storm has moved in from the Grand Banks.
Environment Canada says up to 40 centimetres of snow will be whipped up by winds gusting across the Avalon Peninsula at 110 kilometres per hour.
Provincial government offices are closed, mail delivery has been suspended and municipal transit buses have been pulled from the roads in St. John’s.
Blowing snow and ice pellets are also in the forecast.
About 20 centimetres of snow is expected in Clarenville and Marystown, with lesser amounts falling across the western half of the island.
Meanwhile, a storm on Friday is expected to dump about 15 centimetres of snow on Cape Breton and Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland, but there are no watches or warnings in effect for the rest of the province, Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick.
However, forecasters are warning that a big storm is expected to sweep across the region on Sunday.
Updated snowfall map for today’s storm; heaviest on the NE Avalon and parts of Conception Bay North #nlwx pic.twitter.com/eXufLCdbmn
— Brian Walsh (@BWalshNL) February 12, 2015
Colonial street on this day! #nlwx @ryansnoddon @CBCNL #snowday @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/o7QHq8PkPh
— HandyGirl (@HandyGirl3) February 12, 2015
Car is disappearing before our eyes. #nlwx #YYT https://t.co/PrpzM4YDzu
— Christina Adams (@pinkpom) February 12, 2015
Cowan Heights, St. John’s, car almost covered @weathernetwork #nlwx pic.twitter.com/g5ufgyAaD4
— Glenn Parrell (@GParrell78) February 12, 2015
My car is almost covered lol #nlsnowstorm @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/5DequLqgVP
— Chantelle Snow (@chantelle_dsnow) February 12, 2015
Brave tandem shovellers! RT @hayleystead: The view from @GoodLifeFitness Torbay Road location #nlwx #newfoundland pic.twitter.com/7CHyAkQhN8
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) February 12, 2015
Near zero visibility #nlwx pic.twitter.com/MoBD3Q8wxh
— barry wakely (@barrywakely) February 12, 2015
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