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March storm brings snow, rain and wind to the Maritimes

A March storm hit the Maritimes Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy precipitation and strong winds.

Weather system hit region Tuesday afternoon

A map shows expected snowfall totals in the Maritimes.
Up to 25 centimetres of snow is expected in some parts of the Maritimes. (Tina Simpkin/CBC)

A March storm hitthe Maritimes Tuesday, bringing heavy precipitation and strong winds.

As of 10p.m. Tuesday, there were 2,996Nova Scotia Power customers without electricity. Earlier in the night there were 7,401 customers without power.The power utility has listed high wind and snow as causes. Some customers may need to wait until Wednesday morningfor restoration.

Periods of snow mixing with raindeveloped in the west and spread eastward during the day.Up to 25 centimetres of snow is expected in some parts of the Maritimes.

The snow will mixwith showers initially in most locations as the temperatures riseto near or above freezing.It won't take long for the mix to make the transition to snow inland.

At the same time, the winds will increase as well, first in the west.

A map shows the expected wind speeds and precipitation.
Wind speeds will hit up to 85 km/h in Nova Scotia by Tuesday evening. (Tina Simpkin/CBC)

Easterly winds are expected to gust over 90 km/h along the coast of Yarmouth and Shelburne countiesin Nova Scotia, as well as the coastline of Charlotte county in New Brunswick.

While the winds are gusting, rain mixing with snowis expected along the coast but snow will fall inland.

The temperatures will continue to rise along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, as well as parts of the Fundy coast of both New Brunswickand Nova Scotia.

A map shows expected wind speeds by Wednesday morning.
By Wednesday morning, wind gusts are expected to reach 100 km/h in parts of northern Cape Breton. (Tina Simpkin/CBC)

This will limit the snowfall totals on the coast, but inland is a different story.

The snow will begin to push intoPrince Edward Island and Cape Breton Tuesday evening and the winds will pick up in these regions as well.

Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for most of Cape Breton and Guysborough County, with 15-25 centimetres expected. Victoria County in Cape Breton is under a winter storm warning and could see more than 25 centimetres, according to thenationalforecaster.

Wednesday morning, the warm air will push into mainland Nova Scotia. Meanwhile, the colder air will hang tight over Cape Breton,New Brunswick, P.E.I. Snow will continue to accumulate.

A map shows wind speeds and precipitation on Thursday morning.
Precipitation will persist in some areas of the Maritimes into Thursday morning. (Tina Simpkin/CBC)

Although the precipitation will begin to wind down in the morning, there's still a lot of storm yet to come. A return of the cold air will change the precipitation back over to snow as the winds become northerly.

Keep in mind areas along the coast will stay warmer longer and that will limit the snowfall totals, but winds will be a threat, especially along the coast where the snowfall totals will not be as great.

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