A third storm in three weeks is set to bring more snow across Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Environment Canada has parts of eastern Newfoundland under an orange storm warning Sunday, set to last until Tuesday morning.
The weather agency says the Avalon and Burin peninsulas can expect between 35 and 50 centimetres of snow by Tuesday. Those will come with wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour, making for poor visibility and dangerous travel conditions.
Jason Sheppard, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the cold temperatures will mean the snow should be light and fine, meaning it can easily get picked up by strong winds to create pockets of blowing snow.
“We should see some reduced visibilities. Snow should be able to blow around pretty good as the winds pick up from the north.”
Much of mainland Newfoundland is under a yellow storm warning, with 15 to 30 centimetres of snow expected.
In Nova Scotia, the eastern half of the province and Cape Breton are also under yellow storm warnings.
“We should see the snow along the Atlantic coastline somewhere between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the snow will push northward,” Sheppard said. He warns that the eastern half of the province could see up to 25 centimetres of snow starting Sunday night and continuing through Monday afternoon.
Sheppard says New Brunswick will likely escape the worst of this storm, but parts of Prince Edward Island, especially the eastern half of the province, could also see some snowfall overnight.
This is the third nor’easter to hit the Atlantic region in three weeks. Last week, a powerful storm swept across much of eastern Canada, shuttering schools and businesses across the country and cancelling flights.
In Nova Scotia, the province’s power utility says it plans to activate its Emergency Operations Centre to monitor the impending storm. The city of Halifax has also put an overnight parking ban in effect on municipal streets to allow crews to get an early start on snow clearing.
While much of the region is still recovering from the last storm, Sheppard says there’s likely more to come.
“Stay tuned. We’re only the first of February, so we’ve got another six to eight weeks to go yet.”