Schools closed in northwestern N.B., additional weather alerts issued ahead of Thursday storm
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Freezing rain has closed schools in parts of New Brunswick Wednesday, while additional weather alerts have been issued ahead of a developing storm that will bring rain and strong winds to the Maritimes Thursday.
Freezing rain has closed schools in parts of New Brunswick Wednesday, while additional weather alerts have been issued ahead of a developing storm that will bring rain and strong winds to the Maritimes Thursday.
There is a two-hour delay for all schools in New Brunswick’s Anglophone North School District due to the freezing rain.
Anglophone School District West says schools in Zone 1 are closed Wednesday. Schools in the Francophone Northwest School District are also closed due to poor road conditions.
In Nova Scotia, buses serving Strait Regional Centre for Education and Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education schools are travelling on paved roads only. CSAP also says busses to École NDA in Chéticamp, N.S., are cancelled Wednesday due to high winds.
A freezing rain warning is in effect Wednesday morning across western and central New Brunswick. Environment Canada says there is some uncertainty surrounding the duration and intensity of the freezing rain.
“Initially it may fall as ice pellets or freezing drizzle for a period, followed by freezing rain before transitioning to rain,” the warning reads.
A rainfall warning is in effect for western New Brunswick and the Fundy Coast due to an intense, low-pressure system that will track west of the province Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
