You have been hearing about it and here is the latest we can tell you about some winter weather headed our way over the next 48 hours. Environment Canada has just posted the a snowfall and wind warnings for the following areas leading into Saturday night:
snowfall warning for:
_new_ acadian peninsula
_new_ bathurst and chaleur region
_new_ campbellton and eastern half of restigouche county
_new_ fredericton and southern york county
_new_ fundy national park
_new_ grand lake and queens county
_new_ kent county
_new_ kouchibouguac national park
_new_ miramichi and area
_new_ moncton and southeast new brunswick
_new_ mount carleton - renous highway
_new_ oromocto and sunbury county
_new_ st. stephen and northern charlotte county
_new_ stanley - doaktown - blackville area
_new_ sussex/kennebecasis valley and kings county
_new_ woodstock and carleton county
grand manan and coastal charlotte county
saint john and county.
total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres are expected by
sunday morning.
wind warning for:
_new_ acadian peninsula
_new_ bathurst and chaleur region
_new_ campbellton and eastern half of restigouche county
_new_ western half of restigouche county
_new_ edmundston and madawaska county
_new_ fredericton and southern york county
_new_ fundy national park
_new_ grand falls and victoria county
_new_ grand lake and queens county
_new_ grand manan and coastal charlotte county
_new_ kent county
_new_ kouchibouguac national park
_new_ miramichi and area
_new_ moncton and southeast new brunswick
_new_ mount carleton - renous highway
_new_ oromocto and sunbury county
_new_ saint john and county
_new_ st. stephen and northern charlotte county
_new_ stanley - doaktown - blackville area
_new_ sussex/kennebecasis valley and kings county
_new_ woodstock and carleton county.
winds gusting to 90 to 120 km/h expected saturday night.
The snow began falling in Saint John just before three this afternoon (New Years Day). Anyone travelling over the next two days is reminded to slow down and give yourself plenty of time to get where your going.