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Most of the region is at a standstill after a powerful nor'easter began dumping snow on the Maritimes and Newfoundland.

Atlantic Blizzard: What you need to know.


Daniel Martins
Digital Reporter

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 6:30 AM - The storm that is pounding the northeastern United States is set to bring heavy snow to Atlantic Canada as well.

It moved in overnight Monday, and by the time it moves out Wednesday, some 30-45 cm could have fallen on the region, with the heaviest period being the next 6-8 hours.

Travel is expected to be a mess, and numerous services are shut for the day. 


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Police are not recommending travel on the region's highways, and the storm has triggered around 500 outages in New Brunswick, with more than 2,000 in Nova Scotia (although the number was down to fewer than 1,000 as of noon), and around 40 in PEI.

Here's what you need to know.

How much snow could fall?

  • New Brunswick: Heavy snow in the 30-45 cm range, snow rates of 2-5 cm per hour.
  • Nova Scotia: Generally 15-30 cm.
  • Prince Edward Island: 30-45 cm in the west, 15-30 in the east.
  • Newfoundland: Fewer than 15 cm across most of the island except the Northern Peninsula, but a fair amounts of freezing rain possible starting in the afternoon.

The region has already been hard-hit by the snow. Here's how things stood at 10 a.m. AT:

Transportation

Road travel is expected to be difficult across the region. Visit Beat the Traffic for current road conditions.

  • The RCMP in New Brunswick say travel is not advised on Route 1 between St Stephen and Riverglade, also not advised on parts of the Trans-Canada Highway between Fredericton and Moncton.
  • Travel on the Confederation Bridge is restricted for high-sided vehicles.

Air Travel

  • Halifax: Dozens of flights at Stanfield Airport have been cancelled throughout the morning and afternoon.
  • Saint John: Some delays and cancellations, mostly in the morning and afternoon.
  • Fredericton: Numerous cancellations.
  • Moncton: Most arrivals and departures cancelled until at leas the early afternoon.
  • Charlottetown: All morning flights cancelled, fewer cancellations in the afternoon and evening.


School closures:

  • Nova Scotia: All schools closed. Most universities also, including Dalhousie, Acadia and St. Francis Xavier.
  • New Brunswick: All anglophone district schools closed. All UNB, STU, Mt. A classes cancelled. Most NBCC campuses closed.
  • PEI: System-wide shutdown for English school board. French schools closed. Holland College and UPEI centres closed.
Services:
  • Nova Scotia: Provincial government offices closed. All Service Canada offices in Halifax, South Shore and Annapolis Valley closed. City halls closed in Halifax, East Hants, Middleton.
  • New Brunswick: Provincial offices closed, further announcement, further announcement at 11 a.m. City halls closed: Moncton, Fredericton, Dieppe, Riverview, Memramcook, Quispamsis. Saint John Transit ends at 10 a.m.
  • PEI: Provincial civil services closed for the day. Service Canada offices delayed opening until at least 10:20 a.m., further announcement at 9 a.m.

TUNE IN: We will have on-the-ground updates from Krissy Vann in Moncton and Nathan Coleman in Halifax on The Weather Network on TV. Watch the latest from Krissy, below.


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