Storm continues on P.E.I. with strong winds and varied precipitation

P.E.I. is being hit withstrong winds and plenty of snow and rain as a storm persists into Thursday evening.

Snowfall warnings arein effectfor Kings, Queens, and Prince Counties.

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For Prince County, Environment Canada is calling for up to 20centimetres of snow at times heavy, ending overnight with winds gusting to60 km/hand 80 km/halong parts of the coast.

For Queens and Kings County, less snow is expected due to more icy precipitation including freezing rain.

CBC Meteorologist Jay Scotlandsaid in addition to messy or icy roads,poor visibility andlocal outages are also possible due to this evening's strong easterly winds withsnow and ice on branches and lines.

Conditions will improve into Fridaymorningbut blowing snow is still a concern for exposed areas with winds out of the Southwest from 30 to60 km/h.

Power outages possible

Scotlandsaid the precipitation is not the only concern.

"Winds are really picking up across the Island," he said, adding local power outages are possible with the strong winds.

The high windscould also could push ice up onto shores anddamageproperty.

"It's a good six to eight hours of harsh conditions," Scotland said, which he predictswill begin to improveafter midnight.

Several flights were cancelled in and out of the Charlottetown Airport, and Maritime Bus cancelled some routesthroughout Atlantic Canada. TheConfederation Bridge has issued a wind warning advisory.

Provincial government offices, City of Charlottetown administrative offices, UPEI and Holland College all closed early for the day.

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