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Friday, January 1, 2010

Snow is Falling and More Is on the Way

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.