Thursday, December 5, 2024

Messy storm brings flurry of impacts to parts of Atlantic Canada

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The unsettled pattern has continued across much of Atlantic Canada this week, keeping the region stuck in a stubborn and gloomy cycle.

This comes after parts of the East Coast saw minimal precipitation in much of this fall, resulting in lower-than-normal water levels in Lake Major.

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The current scenario came from a Colorado low, which intensified as it tracked into Atlantic Canada late Thursday. Some areas have received a decent amount of snow and/or wind overnight, so expect some potential travel troubles and leave extra time if you’re headed anywhere Friday.

Heavy, wet snowfall blanketed much of New Brunswick overnight Thursday after a snowfall warning was issued for most of the province.

Over 30,000 customers are reported to have no power on Friday morning, and many schools have closed for the day.

New Brunswick snow power outage map - Nov. 29, 2024

New Brunswick snow power outage map – Nov. 29, 2024

The snow will continue through Friday morning for New Brunswick and P.E.I., but will ease throughout the day.

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As the system continues to track through the region, folks in western and central Newfoundland can expect to start seeing snow fall early Friday. The snow will begin to transition into rain by late Friday as the system exits the region, however.

Those on Newfoundland’s south coast, including the Burin and Avalon Peninsulas, will see rain throughout the entirety of Friday. St. John’s could see 5-15 mm of rain, which would inch the city even closer to having the wettest November on record.

Winds will continue to remain gusty throughout Atlantic Canada on Friday. Les Suêtes wind warnings were issued for the western coast of Cape Breton on Thursday and remain in place Friday morning.

Atlantic Canada wind gusts Friday afternoon - Nov. 29, 2024Atlantic Canada wind gusts Friday afternoon - Nov. 29, 2024

Atlantic Canada wind gusts Friday afternoon – Nov. 29, 2024

Newfoundland’s southwestern coast remains under Wreckhouse wind warnings as the strongest gusts could reach over 100 km/h on Friday.

The bulk of the gusty winds will be saved for the southern shore of Newfoundland, with winds reaching 80-100 km/h from the southern Avalon Peninsula to Port aux Basques, N.L.

The Maritime provinces can expect periodic gusts of 70-90 km/h on Friday morning, but these should ease as the system leaves the region.

A colder pattern will develop across the region during early December, and persist well into the second week of the month.

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