Maritimes receives another weather wallop
Posted Dec 27, 2010 09:24:21 AM.
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A winter storm that has already disrupted holiday travel from Georgia to New England is barreling up the east coast toward the Maritimes.
Virginia and North Carolina both declared states of emergency and a blizzard warning was issued for New York City.
Blizzard conditions are forecast for northeastern New Brunswick today with heavy snow driven by winds gusting to 100 kilometres an hour.
The rest of the province could get 20 to 30 centimetres, as well as pounding surf along the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A storm surge is also possible along the east coast of New Brunswick, where a surge last week caused widespread damage to beaches and buildings.
Up to 40 millimetres of rain is forecast for southwestern Nova Scotia while the Halifax and Sydney areas could see a mix of 40 millimetres of rain and 20 centimetres of snow.
Winds gusting over 100 kilometres an hour are also expected to whip up a crashing surf in some coastal areas of Nova Scotia.
The forecast for P-E-I calls for rain, heavy seas and 15 to 30 centimetres of snow.
It’s the fourth major storm in four weeks to hammer the Atlantic region, where roads and bridges have been damaged, homes flooded, fishing gear destroyed and some wharfs and boardwalks pounded to bits.
The storm system caused thousands of flight cancellations Sunday in the northeastern U.S. , and Airlines expect more flights to be scrubbed today.
