March storm pounds the Maritimes

A messy March weekend is smacking the Maritimes with lots of wind, rain and snow. It’s all a part of an enormous storm system that started Friday, south of the border within the northeast, and is now pushing by way of the Maritimes.

“It’s all tied to the identical climate system and is a big, very fast paced low stress system,” mentioned CTV Meteorologist Kalin Mitchell.

There are two waves of wind concerned with this storm system.

“The primary will likely be Saturday night time,” mentioned Mitchell, “south and southwest winds and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will likely be hitting gusts between 80-110 km/h.”

The strongest winds will likely be alongside uncovered areas of the coast, with extra excessive winds anticipated to reach behind the storm on Sunday.

“The whole thing of the Maritimes with west and northwest winds will get gusts reaching as excessive as 80 km an hour,” mentioned Mitchell.

Nova Scotia Energy was not obtainable for an interview however in an announcement to CTV, the utility mentioned, “We anticipate wind to be the largest problem, with gusts anticipated to succeed in 90 km an hour in some elements of the province. Our crews will likely be prepared to reply as shortly and as safely as potential.”

The northwestern nook of New Brunswick has a heavy snowfall warning with anticipated quantities to succeed in 15 to 30 cm.

The remainder of the Maritimes will get largely rain which implies melting snow and rainfall might trigger some flooding.