Schools close as snow storm hits New Brunswick
Digital Reporter
Friday, January 9, 2015, 9:03 AM - Many students across New Brunswick are getting a long weekend courtesy of an intense snow storm that's expected to bring upwards of 20 centimetres of snow to parts of the province.
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Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for Saint John and County, the Kennebecasis Valley, Moncton and southeastern New Brunswick.
"Periods of snow at times heavy will begin this morning and end late this afternoon or early this evening," said the agency in a snowfall warning. "Snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 centimetres are expected."
Stormline call from #SaintJohn, N.B. reporting #thunder & #lightning! 23C warmer this am than yesterday! Heavy snow into #Moncton #atlstorm
— Chris Murphy TWN (@MurphTWN) January 9, 2015
All schools in the Anglophone East and Anglophone South school districts are closed on Friday.
@MurphTWN @NicoleKarkic Francophone South,Anglophone East, ASD-South closed today in NB. #Atlstorm
— Nathan Coleman (@NateTWN) January 9, 2015
The Francophone South school district has closed many of its schools in eastern New Brunswick. The district, however, has kept schools open in Baie Sainte-Anne, Fredericton, Miramichi, Richibouctou, Rogersville and Saint-Louis-de-Kent.
Motorists across eastern and southern New Brunswick are urged to use extra precaution on the roads.
@weathernetwork Walking against the wind today in #SaintJohn pic.twitter.com/pWzdughSYT
— Nathan Coleman (@NateTWN) January 9, 2015
“Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions,” Environment Canada said in its statement.
“Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.”
Significantly lesser amounts are expected for other parts of the province. The Fredericton area can expect to see about 5 cm of snow through the day.
Once the snow ends, the temperature is expected to drop to –10 C. Combined with the wind chill, it will feel like –25 in parts of northern New Brunswick.
Meanwhile for the rest of the Maritimes, a rain/snow mix is possible through PEI and the Cumberland Valley, and western shores of Nova Scotia, with rain along the coast. However, rainfall amounts should be lower than 10 mm.
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