Marathon snowstorm continues Sunday into Monday for the Maritimes

As parts of eastern Nova Scotia and eastern Prince Edward Island report snow amounts of 30 to 60 cm already down, there is more to come over the next few days.

As parts of eastern Nova Scotia and eastern Prince Edward Island report snow amounts of 30 to 60 cm already down, there is more to come over the next few days. Cancellations and impacts to travel services continue to add up in the region. 

The ocean storm bringing snow to the region continues to be stalled off the Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia. It will remain that way through Sunday before finally moving further away towards the northeast late on Monday.

On Sunday, the steadiest and heaviest snow will fall over central and eastern areas of both Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Central areas of Nova Scotia may have a break, or lull, in the snow Sunday morning into afternoon before it picks back up again for a period of time Sunday evening.

By Monday morning, the remaining snow in the Maritimes will have become more intermittent and lighter. Bands of snow are expected to continue around Prince Edward Island and eastern areas of Nova Scotia, with periods of flurries for much of the remainder of the Maritimes.

Through the course of this multi-day snowstorm there will be some astoundingly high overall totals. By the end of Monday it is possible that parts of Cape Breton have totals in the range of 80 to 100 cm. Queens and Kings County, Pince Edward Island could have totals of 30 to 60 cm. Overall totals in central areas of Nova Scotia, including Halifax, are likely to also have 30 to 60 cm. To give some context, the climate average February snow for Halifax is 45 cm, Sydney 65 cm, and 58 cm for Charlottetown.