It’s time to stock up on storm chips for Sunday.
An intense low-pressure system moving in from the southwest on Sunday night will pass over or near the Bay of Fundy overnight Sunday into early Monday.
Pending storm may cause service disruptions pic.twitter.com/JnEm0L7g5Z
— Saint John Transit (@ThinkTransitSJ) January 18, 2019
Snow will develop ahead of the system and change from freezing rain to ice pellets and rain on Sunday night in southern portions of the province.
There may also be an extended period of freezing rain.
The @Quispamsis Works Garage is ready for Sunday’s winter hat trick of snow, ice and rain. Ops. supervisor Bruce Roberts gave a bag of “storm” chips to plough operator Andrew Clifford while Brennan Flanagan, Cory Campbell and Jamie Torrey checked out the trucks. pic.twitter.com/DGOSW2gk9w
— Town of Quispamsis (@Quispamsis) January 18, 2019
20 centimetres is expected in the far south of the province and up to 50 centimetres across northeastern regions.
Heavy rainfall is possible near the Fundy Coast on Sunday night which may lead to local flooding.
