Achi news desk-
A handful of weather warnings remain in place in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia following a slushy and slushy Thursday.
New Brunswick
In New Brunswick, snowfall warnings remain in effect for the northeastern parts of the province.
Additional snow amounts of up to 20 cm are expected on Friday.
“Heavy wet snow will continue today, reducing somewhat this evening. Utility outages may occur from the weight of the snow,” the warning reads. “Surfaces such as highways, roads, footpaths and car parks can be difficult to find due to snow accumulation.”
Nova Scotia
A snowfall warning also remains in place for Nova Scotia’s Victoria County where an additional 10 cm is expected to fall on Friday. The warning says that higher ground could see amounts closer to 20 cm.
Environment Canada says the snow is expected to be wet and heavy and could mix with rain along the coast.
A Les Suêtes wind warning is in effect in Inverness County from Margaree Harbor to Bay St. Lawrence.
Maximum easterly wind gusts of up to 120 km/h are expected before ending on Friday evening.
Special weather statements are also in effect for parts of Cape Breton, where 10 to 15 cm of snow may fall as well as wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h.
Schools
Several schools are closed in Cape Breton on Friday due to the weather. Some schools in northern New Brunswick are also closed.
Power
More than 8,000 DS Power customers were without electricity at 7:30am
At that time in Nova Scotia, there were 59 active outages affecting nearly 500 Nova Scotia Power customers.
As of 7:30 am, three Maritime Electric customers were without power on PEI
