Winter storm brings heavy snowfall in Canada's East Coast

The recent spell of mild and relatively warm weather over Canada's East Coast was almost about to lull people into a false sense of spring when winter came back pounding over the region. Winter storm warnings have been issued for the four Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula.

The Environment Canada has advised people to consider postponing of non-essential travel until conditions improve. Snow could accumulate rapidly and make travel conditions difficult in some areas.

A low pressure system will intensify and move across the Great Lakes Basin to the Bay of Fundy and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Snowfall began on Tuesday evening and changed over to rain for some parts of the Maritimes and the Gaspé, late Wednesday morning.

By Wednesday, the weather system will move away eastwards leading to decrease in rainfall intensity. Temperatures are likely to drop below freezing point across the region.

We can expect about 15 to 30 centimeters of snowfall, with highest amounts over northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.

With strong easterly winds blowing over the region, we can expect whiteout conditions on Wednesday. No storm warnings have been issued for areas of Nova Scotia, southwest of Halifax and Hants counties.

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