Messy Spring Storm Update One

3:55 PM ADT Wednesday 21 April 2021

Special weather statement in effect for:

Mount Carleton - Renous Highway

Significant spring snowfall expected.

Total snowfall: possibly 10 to 15 cm.

Locations: Victoria, and Eastern Restigouche.

Time span: Thursday and Thursday night.

Remarks: Significant snowfall is likely across northwestern New Brunswick. Current forecast guidance is suggesting that the precipitation, rain mixed with wet snow, will continue tonight and then change to snow on Thursday. Freezing rain is possible during the transition from rain to snow. Brisk northwest winds will develop in the wake of this system.

Conditions will improve on Friday.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.