With Hurricane Fiona headed to Nova Scotia, I wanted to share some information about some basic preparedness items to have on hand.
Category: stormwatch
Apr 8 – Environment Canada – Snowfall Warning
April 8, 2018 – Snowfall warning in effect for: Halifax Metro and Halifax County West Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. A low pressure system will track northeastward toward the Maritimes today, passing east of Nova Scotia tonight. Snow associated with the low will begin this afternoon and taper off […]
Mar 22 – Environment Canada – Special Weather Statement
Snow is expected over Nova Scotia today giving 10 centimetres or more over much of the province.
Mar 21 – Nova Scotia Power – Update
Nova Scotia Power is gearing up to respond to another winter storm that is forecast to bring inclement weather to communities across the province overnight and into Thursday.
MAR 21 – Environment Canada – Special Weather Statement
A developing low pressure system south of Long Island will approach the Maritimes and track across eastern Nova Scotia Friday morning.
Mar 14 – Nova Scotia Power – Update
Nova Scotia Power currently has 48,000 customers without power. As of 6am, power was safely restored to 70,000 customers who lost power due to the major winter storm that hit the province yesterday and continued into this morning.
Mar 12 – Nova Scotia Power – Emergency Operations Centre
Nova Scotia Power is activating its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at 8 p.m. tonight, in advance of a major winter storm.
Mar 12 – Environment Canada – Winter storm watch in effect
Heavy snow and high winds with blowing snow expected beginning late in the day Tuesday.
Mar 8 – Nova Scotia Power – Outage Update
Crews are safely working to restore power outages caused by strong winds and blowing snow affecting approximately 16,000 customers, primarily in HRM and the southwestern areas of the province.
Mar 8 – Cit of Halifax – Overnight Winter Parking Ban in Effect
Please be advised that the municipal overnight winter parking ban will be enforced overnight from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. to allow crews to properly clear the streets and sidewalks.