REMO

A reminder that some restrictions are easing today until March 7.

A wrap-up of the recent storm from Environment Canada. A vigorous low-pressure system travelled south of the Maritimes and brought snow and strong winds to the province late Sunday into Monday. At daybreak Monday, the snow had tapered off over western areas but was continuing over central and eastern areas. ... The following is a summary of weather information received by Environment Canada as of 10:00 a.m. AST today. 1. Summary of snowfall in cm: Nappan 45-56 Rawdon Gold Mines 48 Tidnish Bridge 48 Amherst 45 Trafalgar 44 Middleton 42 Kentville 42 Sandy Cove 35-40 Hammonds Plains 35-39 Pictou 35-38 Centrelea 38 Sydney 37 St. Anns 37 Northport 35 Tracadie 35 Sackville 30-35 Dartmouth 33-35 Fall River 34 Truro 34 New Glasgow 36 Kejimkujik 34 Lunenburg 34 Ingonish Beach 32 Liverpool 32 Louisburg 32 Jimtown 31 Bear River 31 Sydney Mines 31 Debert 31 Malay Falls 31 Springfield 30 Eastern Passage 30 Bedford 30 Scots Bay 29 Collegeville 29 Parrsboro 28 Eskasoni 28 Halifax 28 Glen Haven 28 Sluice Point 27 Caribou Point 27 North Mountain 25 Port Maitland 24 Wedgeport 24 Cheticamp 24 West Pubnico 22 Carleton 21 Meteghan River 20 Western Head 20 Deerfield 20 Shelburne 17 Woodstock 14 Yarmouth 12 Dayton 10 2. Summary of peak wind gusts in km/h: Beaver Island 104 Baccaro Point 100 Lunenburg 100 Sydney 98 Cheticamp 95 Hart Island 93 Yarmouth 83 Halifax Airport 82 Eskasoni 82 Tracadie 80 Osborne Head 78 Louisbourg 78 Caribou Point 76 Halifax Harbour 74 Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang will provide a #COVID19NS update today at 3 p.m., available on Facebook Live, YouTube, and at www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus.

Winter storm warning in effect for: Pictou County Hazardous winter conditions are expected.... Total snowfall: 30 to 50 cm. Maximum wind gusts: 50 to 80 km/h, except near 90 km/h along Eastern Shore and parts of Cape Breton. Locations: Annapolis Valley, Central and Eastern Nova Scotia. Time span: snow ending from west to east today. Remarks: Snow will taper off this morning for central Nova Scotia. Strong winds, snow, and blowing snow are expected to persist for eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton into this afternoon. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays. Take frequent breaks and avoid strain when clearing snow. Winter storm warnings are issued when multiple types of severe winter weather are expected to occur together. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #NSStorm.