Schools closed, plows busy as parts of N.L. face snowstorm
CBC
It's a snow day for many schools across the island on Wednesday, as snow begins to fall and winter storm warnings remain in place for parts of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Schools in the St. John's area closed ahead of the morning commute, easing the stress on busy roads as plows make their rounds.
The NLSchools website is down, but updates are being made on its social media pages.
L'école des Grands-Vents , St. Bon's and Lakecrest Independent School will also be closed for the day.
Memorial University, the Marine Institute and MUN's Signal Hill campuses are also closed.
Provincial government offices in St. John’s are closed.
Garbage collection in Conception Bay South, St. John’s, Paradise, and Mount Pearl have been postponed.
The Avalon and Burin peninsulas remain under Environment Canada's yellow warning. Roughly 15 to 24 centimeters of snow is expected to fall through Wednesday evening.
While there is some rain falling along southern areas, wind and snowfall warnings remain.
CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler says heavy snow is expected to intensify for several hours through the afternoon.
Clarenville, Terra Nova and the Connaigre Peninsula are all under an orange warning, with expected snowfall totals between 30 and 40 centimeters.
Brauweiler said high winds are expected to ramp up toward the afternoon, along with heavier snowfall. This will bring low visibility.
The snowfall is expected to wrap up late in the evening.
Parts of northeastern Newfoundland and the interior, including the Grand Falls-Windsor area, also have a yellow alert. Around 15 to 30 centimeters is expected.
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