Open this photo in gallery:
A snow blower operator works to clear a street after a wet winter storm in Sydney, N.S. on Tuesday.Shane Wilkie/The Canadian Press
Much of Atlantic Canada woke up to more snow and ice Tuesday as a powerful winter storm blew through the region overnight.
Meteorologist Chris Fogarty said on social media that 20 centimetres had fallen in Dartmouth, N.S., by about 11 p.m. Monday night.
Public schools in Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city were closed Tuesday as crews cleaned up the roads.
Much of Atlantic Canada woke up to more snow and ice as a powerful winter storm blew through the region overnight. Here are some scenes from the region.
The Canadian Press
Parts of eastern Newfoundland have been hammered by back-to-back storms in the past week, with Environment Canada data showing the St. John’s suburb of Paradise has seen more than 150 cm of snow.
Much of Atlantic Canada has been under winter storm and snowfall warnings for the past few days, but the only advisories left by 10 a.m. Tuesday were in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Environment Canada warned of hazardous conditions persisting in southeastern Labrador where up to 25 cm of snow was expected by Monday night, while the eastern side of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula braced for up to 20 cm of snow.
Open this photo in gallery:
A Sydney resident shovels a driveway.Shane Wilkie/The Canadian Press
