Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
10:45 AM AST Tuesday 21 January 2014
Blizzard warning for
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick continued
Heavy snow and blowing snow expected Wednesday.
This is a warning that blizzard conditions with near-zero visibilities are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system developing over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard today. It will intensify as it tracks northeastward passing near the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia on Wednesday. This disturbance will bring significant snowfall amounts, strong winds and blowing snow to parts of New Brunswick, with highest winds expected along the Fundy coast and the Gulf of St. Lawrence coastline.
Blizzard conditions will develop along the Fundy coast and Southeastern New Brunswick where 15 to 30 centimetres of snow is expected. Winds gusting to 60 km/h will develop in the morning over those regions resulting in widespread blowing snow.
Lesser snowfall amounts are expected over Northeastern New Brunswick where a blowing snow warning is in effect. Winds gusting to 50 or 60 km/h in the afternoon and evening will give wide spread blowing snow over those regions.