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New Brunswick storm in pictures

A powerful storm with snow, wind and freezing rain kept parts of New Brunswick under siege for much of Thursday.

Storm creates whiteout conditions in many places, adds freezing rain to mix elsewhere

Person walking on a bridge in heavy winder conditions.
The northern part of New Brunswick was expecting five to 10 more centimetres of snow than originally forecast, but winds were expected to die down early Friday. (Paul Hantiuk/CBC)

Chances are if you are looking outside you can't see much.

New Brunswick is at the mercy of astormbringing 20 to 40 centimetres of snow to some areas, winds gusting up to 90 km/hr and whiteout conditions on major highways.

Here's a look at the storm.

Road conditions deteriorated quickly after the storm hit, and RCMP advised against travel on several highways. (Paul Hantiuk/CBC)
Ruby watched the storm from inside a house in Fredericton, one of the harder hit areas on Thursday. (Sarah Petz/CBC)
Snow removal crews were ready to clear snow, and people were asked to stay off the roads if possible. (Paul Hantiuk/CBC)
Whiteout conditions were expected to persist into Friday as winds gusting up to 90 km/hr blew through the province. (Paul Hantiuk/CBC)
Parlee Beach definitely looked different as the storm got underway. (Lyne Falardeau/Submitted)
Louis, 3, isn't having a great time on his walk at Parlee Beach today as strong winds blow snow. (Lyne Falardeau/Submitted)