{"id":444527,"date":"2026-01-31T05:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444527\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T05:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:31:25","slug":"20-40-cm-possible-as-powerful-noreaster-hits-atlantic-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444527\/","title":{"rendered":"20-40 cm possible as powerful nor\u2019easter hits Atlantic Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Impacts will begin in Nova Scotia during the late afternoon or evening hours on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/2ShUnZ5bxIfLxUvq1Z3aqr\/61f57761e9406c30608c54fcb4a4707b\/Atlantic_Canada_Wind_Gusts_Monday_Morning.png\" alt=\"Atlantic Canada Wind Gusts Monday Morning\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Atlantic_Canada_Wind_Gusts_Monday_Morning.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/what-turns-a-snowstorm-into-a-raging-blizzard\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What turns a snowstorm into a raging blizzard?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see snowfall rates and wind gusts intensify as the strengthening storm approaches the coast through overnight Sunday into early Monday. Snowfall rates of 2-3 cm per hour, combined with 60-90 km\/h winds, will likely bring whiteouts and blizzard-like conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Disruptions will continue into Monday morning as the snow and wind move toward Newfoundland. Very heavy snowfall rates and winds potentially exceeding 90 km\/h will lead to dangerous winter travel across the island. School closures are likely.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/4BH30lIar2C669K6ENbWRk\/107ee133d442e5860377c0598c70a0bb\/Atlantic_Canada_Snowfall_Totals.png\" alt=\"Atlantic Canada Snowfall Totals\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Atlantic_Canada_Snowfall_Totals.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/a-winter-storms-track-can-make-or-break-your-forecast-snow-ice-rain\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">uncertainty in the storm\u2019s track<\/a> could increase or decrease snowfall totals, especially for southern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and central Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>Snowfall totals by the end of the storm could approach 20-30+ cm across much of Nova Scotia, with more than 40 cm possible in spots over in Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>Header image created using graphics and imagery from Canva.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Eastern Canada preps for storm, including Shubenacadie Sam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Impacts will begin in Nova Scotia during the late afternoon or evening hours on Sunday. RELATED: What turns&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,3613,6765,44,132791,11738,5097,3623],"class_list":["post-444527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-maritimes","tag-newfoundland","tag-news","tag-polar-vortex","tag-snow","tag-temperatures","tag-wind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}