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Residents in southeastern New Brunswick will likely be digging out once again this weekend.
Another major winter storm is forecast to move through the region later Friday and into Saturday.
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for a number of areas, including:
- Fundy National Park
- Grand Lake and Queens County
- Kent County
- Kouchibouguac National Park
- Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
- Saint John and County
- Sussex – Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County
Meteorologist Bob Robichaud said a couple of weak systems in the southeastern U.S. will merge into one and intensify as it heads toward the Maritimes.
Robichaud said the precipitation is expected to begin Friday afternoon, possibly as a bit of rain before a changeover to snow.
Forecasters are calling for between 15 and 25 centimetres in Greater Saint John, which includes the Kennebecasis Valley and Sussex.
“As you head eastward toward the Moncton area, amounts could top off at around 30 centimetres,” Robichaud said Thursday morning.
Strong northerly winds gusting to between 70 and 90 kilometres per hour are expected to result in poor visibility in blowing snow.
Robichaud said the snow should stop early Saturday morning, but blowing snow will continue to be an issue.
“We’re still going to be looking at cold temperatures and the snow should be fluffy enough to really blow around, so Saturday doesn’t look like a great day either, even though the sun is going to come out.”
Areas further north and west like St. Stephen and Fredericton will see less snow, said Robichaud, but gusty winds might still lead to blowing snow at times.
Robichaud said Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are expecting the most significant snowfall from this system. Western and northern Nova Scotia could see up to 40 centimetres while parts of P.E.I. are preparing for as much as 50 centimetres.
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