Tuesday, March 30th 2021, 4:45 am - St. Joseph du Moine, Grand Etang and Plateau, all on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, saw powerful wind gusts of 164 km/h, 159 km/h and 151 km/h, respectively.
Atlantic Canada was battered by a powerful storm that brought heavy snow, frozen precipitation and damaging winds across the region Monday, leading to closures and cancellations, as well as reports of parts of roofs being whisked away from homes in Newfoundland.
The intense low-pressure system gave significant snow and rain to New Brunswick and heavy rain and strong winds to Nova Scotia Monday, while delivering a blast of heavy snow and damaging winds to Newfoundland.
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It caused numerous power outages, school delays and cancellations, and disrupted travel across the region. In Newfoundland, Marine Atlantic's ferries were shut down Monday.
While parts of Newfoundland were forecast to get hit with 20-30 cm of snow, and some areas in New Brunswick received up to 20 cm, the much bigger story with the system was the damaging winds. Much of the region was blanketed with wind warnings.
Brizzyin St.Georges today roof totally ripped off this house #Nlwx pic.twitter.com/dtSkx89wSo
Brizzyin St.Georges today roof totally ripped off this house Mark piercey on Twitter: "Brizzyin St.Georges today roof totally ripped off this house #Nlwx pic.twitter.com/dtSkx89wSo / Twitter" Mark piercey on Twitter: "Brizzyin St.Georges today roof totally ripped off this house #Nlwx pic.twitter.com/dtSkx89wSo / Twitter"
— Mark piercey (@ankos1969) Mark piercey on Twitter: "Brizzyin St.Georges today roof totally ripped off this house #Nlwx pic.twitter.com/dtSkx89wSo / Twitter"
St. Joseph du Moine, Grand Etang and Plateau, all on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, saw violent wind gusts of 164 km/h, 159 km/h and 151 km/h, respectively. Other notable wind speeds were 108 km/h in Eskasoni First Nation and 102 km/h in Brier Island.
In Newfoundland, winds were forecast to reach gusts of 120 km/h along parts of the coast in central and eastern areas, and with as high as 150 km/h gusts possible for the Wreckhouse area, stretching north to Daniel's Harbour.
While conditions have improved in the Maritimes, winds will remain intense overnight Monday in Newfoundland, though weaker than earlier in the day, with gusts of 70-90 km/h expected for the coastal regions. They will keep diminishing into Tuesday morning, with widespread gusts of 60-70+ km/h still.
The island will also see sea-effect snow continue into Tuesday afternoon, with a short breather Wednesday before the next system moves in Thursday.
Below is a section of visuals from the damaging storm that made its way onto social media Monday.
Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the @townofstgeorges office (rainy pic) closing it for now #nlwx pic.twitter.com/nFcI2YLWqU
Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the das -smoke means fire- cal on Twitter: "Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the @townofstgeorges office (rainy pic) closing it for now #nlwx pic.twitter.com/nFcI2YLWqU / Twitter" office (rainy pic) closing it for now das -smoke means fire- cal on Twitter: "Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the @townofstgeorges office (rainy pic) closing it for now #nlwx pic.twitter.com/nFcI2YLWqU / Twitter" das -smoke means fire- cal on Twitter: "Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the @townofstgeorges office (rainy pic) closing it for now #nlwx pic.twitter.com/nFcI2YLWqU / Twitter"
— das -smoke means fire- cal (@calwhitejr) das -smoke means fire- cal on Twitter: "Bay St George took some lumps in the wind ! Dad's house in Flat Bay lost 100 square feet of siding several sheds blown apart in St George's, trees down and one roof off a house which blew against the @townofstgeorges office (rainy pic) closing it for now #nlwx pic.twitter.com/nFcI2YLWqU / Twitter"
Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n
Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter" Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter"
— Shawna Park (@ShawnaPark10) Shawna Park on Twitter: "Taken from my back yard this morning in York Harbour . . . Wind gusts were measured by the Canadian Coast Guard at 101 knots or approximately 187km/h #nlwx #Newfoundland #wind #waterspouts #nofilter #BayofIslands pic.twitter.com/1F2c6eWN8n / Twitter"
Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. #nlwx #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/TQIGYYqbha
Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. #nlwx #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/TQIGYYqbha / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. #nlwx #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/TQIGYYqbha / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. #nlwx #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/TQIGYYqbha / Twitter"
— Mark Gray 🇨🇦 (@GrayMarker99) Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Whiteout conditions in Bonavista earlier this afternoon. #nlwx #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/TQIGYYqbha / Twitter"
The wind is doing it's best to hold back the waves #nlwx pic.twitter.com/8lkSIf5ZZG
The wind is doing it’s best to hold back the waves Ernie Weir on Twitter: "The wind is doing it's best to hold back the waves #nlwx pic.twitter.com/8lkSIf5ZZG / Twitter" Ernie Weir on Twitter: "The wind is doing it's best to hold back the waves #nlwx pic.twitter.com/8lkSIf5ZZG / Twitter"
— Ernie Weir (@WeirErnie) Ernie Weir on Twitter: "The wind is doing it's best to hold back the waves #nlwx pic.twitter.com/8lkSIf5ZZG / Twitter"
Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut
Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. Catherine Hamilton on Twitter: "Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut / Twitter" Catherine Hamilton on Twitter: "Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut / Twitter" Catherine Hamilton on Twitter: "Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut / Twitter" Catherine Hamilton on Twitter: "Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut / Twitter"
— Catherine Hamilton (@Catheri34164435) Catherine Hamilton on Twitter: "Rivers are high after all the rain in Petitcodiac, N.B. @KalinMitchelCTV @weathernetwork @MurphTWN pic.twitter.com/OOLk9kLSut / Twitter"
Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK
Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter" Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter"
— Mark Gray 🇨🇦 (@GrayMarker99) Mark Gray 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Lots of Vitamin Sea in Bonavista today...and lots of wind, too!@EddieSheerr @a_brauweiler @weathernetwork #nlwx #ShareYourWeather #bonavista pic.twitter.com/UYJUtXxUHK / Twitter"
Stormy Spring #shareyourweather #nlwx pic.twitter.com/YUVFWTa6PQ
Stormy Spring Valerie K. Ploughman on Twitter: "Stormy Spring #shareyourweather #nlwx pic.twitter.com/YUVFWTa6PQ / Twitter" Valerie K. Ploughman on Twitter: "Stormy Spring #shareyourweather #nlwx pic.twitter.com/YUVFWTa6PQ / Twitter" Valerie K. Ploughman on Twitter: "Stormy Spring #shareyourweather #nlwx pic.twitter.com/YUVFWTa6PQ / Twitter"
— Valerie K. Ploughman (@ValKPloughman) Valerie K. Ploughman on Twitter: "Stormy Spring #shareyourweather #nlwx pic.twitter.com/YUVFWTa6PQ / Twitter"
Some weather on the go in St. Alban's #nlwx pic.twitter.com/BvKlKYBbF7
Some weather on the go in St. Alban’s Candice Walsh on Twitter: "Some weather on the go in St. Alban's #nlwx pic.twitter.com/BvKlKYBbF7 / Twitter" Candice Walsh on Twitter: "Some weather on the go in St. Alban's #nlwx pic.twitter.com/BvKlKYBbF7 / Twitter"
— Candice Walsh (@candicewalsh) Candice Walsh on Twitter: "Some weather on the go in St. Alban's #nlwx pic.twitter.com/BvKlKYBbF7 / Twitter"
Most wind in a long time that I can remember in Pasadena #NLwx pic.twitter.com/p2D6CSIB5b
Most wind in a long time that I can remember in Pasadena Yvonne Stone on Twitter: "Most wind in a long time that I can remember in Pasadena #NLwx pic.twitter.com/p2D6CSIB5b / Twitter" Yvonne Stone on Twitter: "Most wind in a long time that I can remember in Pasadena #NLwx pic.twitter.com/p2D6CSIB5b / Twitter"
— Yvonne Stone (@YstoneYstone) Yvonne Stone on Twitter: "Most wind in a long time that I can remember in Pasadena #NLwx pic.twitter.com/p2D6CSIB5b / Twitter"
Thumbnail courtesy of Mark Gray, taken in Bonavista, N.L.
