East Coasters, it's time to batten down the hatches. An intense winter storm is expected to be rolling into the Maritime region on Tuesday and Environment Canada has already issued a warning for areas in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and some areas of Southern Quebec.
A low pressure system is expected to develop off the U.S. Eastern seaboard on Monday, then intensify into a large winter storm as it slowly makes its way northeastward toward Canada's eastern provinces later Monday evening and Tuesday.
According to Environment Canada, heavy snow will develop overnight and early Tuesday morning, spreading northeastward during the day. The storm will bring with it strong winds, gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour with even higher gusts expected for the Fundy and Atlantic Coasts. Extensive blowing and drifting snow, along with near-zero visibility is in the forecast for Tuesday.
Throughout the Acadian Peninsula, up to 15 to 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected to accumulate. If that's not bad enough, parts of Nova Scotia will be hit with ice pellets Tuesday afternoon.
Environment Canada warns against unnecessary travelling, as the weather is incredibly unpredictable and travel conditions will deteriorate quickly. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in the heavy, blowing wrath of this winter storm.
Meanwhile, several areas in southern Quebec are under an extreme cold warning, as an Arctic airmass is causing wind chills to plummet down to minus 40 degrees Celsius.
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