Nor'easter brings snow, rain and hail to Atlantic Canada

Sunday, November 2, 2014, 2:16 PM -

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The nor'easter making its way through the Atlantic Provinces is bringing a mixed bag of weather to the region.

Severe weather warnings for snowfall, wind and rain are scattered here and there, after a night that already brought limited amounts of precipitation.

For the most part, snow is expected over the afternoon in the north of New Brunswick, with rain in Nova Scotia, southern New Brunswick and southern Newfoundland, as well as a line of rain/snow mix running more or less from Fredericton and Bathurst.

Adding to all of that, communities in Nova Scotia and southwestern New Brunswick have reported thunderstorms, and sizeable hail.

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Snowfall warnings are still widespread from Fredericton northward in New Brunswick, while the Acadian Peninsula was covered by a full-on winter storm warning.

"The precipitation will intensify during the day today and will persist until the storm passes to the south and east of the province early Monday," Environment Canada's warning read in the early morning hours. "Northerly winds gusting to 90 km/h are expected this afternoon and evening resulting in poor visibilities. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 cm are expected inland. Coastal areas will see up to 40 mm of rain."

In other areas where snow is expected, up to 30 cm is possible at higher elevations of New Brunswick, with lesser amounts elsewhere.

As for the rain, southern New Brunswick, southwestern Nova Scotia and much of Newfoundland, including parts of the Avalon Peninsula, are in for a wet day.

The heaviest rains could deposit more than 30 mm, with potentially higher local amounts up to 50 mm, according to Soderholm.

By 2 p.m. Atlantic Time, the nor'easter had definitely delivered, rainfall-wise.

Several communities in southwestern Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick had surpassed the 20 mm mark, with Moncton a hair's breadth away from the 40 mm zone, with still more rain to fall.

Meanwhile, Newfoundland, which saw widespread wind and rainfall warnings, has also been getting drenched, with St. John's having picked up 30 mm so far.

The rain is expected to ease overnight as the system moves out of the region.

Strong winds are also a feature of this system, sparking wind warnings in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

Gusts of more than 60 km/h, with a few past 70 km/h in some locations, were recorded in the Maritimes and Newfoundland.

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