Yellow snowfall warnings remained in effect across Nova Scotia Monday morning, with Environment Canada forecasting an additional five centimetres of snow before tapering off by mid-morning.
95.7 NewsRadio meteorologist Allister Aalders says conditions should improve later in the day.
“It’s quiet for the afternoon,” said Aalders. “There is another weak disturbance moving into the region tonight, but generally just some scattered flurries or periods of light snow. Nothing too impactful.”
The weather has forced all Regional Centres for Education to cancel classes for the day, including in Halifax Regional Municipality. All classes with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education, South Shore Regional Centre for Education, Chignecto-Central, Strait, Annapolis Valley, Tri-County and Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education have been cancelled.
Heavy, wet snow that fell Sunday night and into Monday morning is being blamed for widespread power outages across the province.
As of 5:45 a.m., Nova Scotia Power reported about 118,000 customers without electricity. Estimated restoration times vary, but the utility says it expects to have the majority of power restored by noon.
Police have closed Highway 118 outbound just past Exit 13 due to several large trucks blocking the roadway as a result of poor driving conditions.
The 118 outbound toward Fall River and the Halifax Stanfield International Airport is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time. Traffic is being diverted to Highway 107 toward Waverley Road.
