More Snow !!!
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Mitch MacDonald of Moncton had to head to the roof at his house to clean off the snow around his sky-lights yesterday after Metro Moncton got hit with another winter storm. The forecast for Metro Moncton predicts snow on Wednesday
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A pedestrian crosses Gordon Street on Saturday night as snow begins to fall
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A huge snowbank seen behind a truck and 52-foot trailer in the Moncton Coliseum parking lot has been growing steadily with each snowfall and is starting to reach the height of the lamp posts
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Gabrielle LeBlanc, 3, and her dad Troy LeBlanc enjoyed the new snow yesterday as they spent some time sliding on their front lawn in Dieppe
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Robbie Stuart of Moncton took his snowblower out yesterday to clean out his driveway after Metro Moncton got hit with another winter storm.
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Denis Dube of Dieppe grew tired of emptying his scoop yesterday so he is heading to Florida for some sun and no snow, later this month.
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Work crews in Dieppe were out yesterday afternoon trying to clean up the sidewalks after another weekend storm hit Metro Moncton. With more snow forecast for Wednesday, getting the weekend snow cleaned up is becoming more important
Winter wallops Metro again
Don't put away your snowblowers; another big snowstorm in forecast for Wednesday
By James Foster
Times & Transcript Staff Published Monday March 3rd, 2008
Blinding blowing snow throughout Metro Moncton yesterday challenged snowplow drivers and drove Codiac transit buses back to their garage.
And there's more to come, with The Weather Network predicting a storm for Wednesday that will slap winter-weary southeastern New Brunswickers with up to 30cm (1 foot) of snow -- yet again.
The area received more than 20cm (8 inches) of light snow that began early Saturday afternoon, fell increasingly heavily by sunset, turned briefly to freezing rain Saturday night before stopping altogether. But the respite was short-lived as heavy snow started again early yesterday before dawn and winds gusting up to 70 kph(45 mph) yesterday morning caused blowing snow, forcing the bus service to withdraw service for safety's sake.
The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 2) between Sackville and Amherst, N.S., was closed for a few hours yesterday, reopening by mid-afternoon, and the Confederation Bridge also shut down thanks to gales up to 95 kph (60 mph). The bridge reopened later yesterday with some restrictions on high-sided vehicles.
It marked the second time this winter that the TCH was forced to close due to wind-whipped snow.
The bridge closure forced the postponement of a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game between the Halifax Mooseheads and P.E.I. Rocket and left travellers looking for a place to wait out the strong winds.
Codiac RCMP say there were a few minor fender-benders and a few cars left the road, but the fact most people heeded their warnings to stay home made the situation not as bad as it might otherwise have been. Four vehicles left the road within minutes of each other near the Salisbury Big Stop on yesterday afternoon, with none of the cars colliding with each other, attesting to the sometimes treacherous driving conditions.
Nine flights were cancelled yesterday at the Greater Moncton International Airport.
Many stores didn't bother opening yesterday, including the region's largest shopping mall, Champlain Place in Dieppe, and many church services were cancelled.
Provincial highways were still snow-packed and slippery in places last night and police were advising travellers to use caution.
The winds peaked in Metro Moncton at about noon yesterday and gradually eased as the sky cleared later yesterday and earlier this morning.
Commuters should awake this morning to plowed streets, sunny skies, much lighter winds that will continue to ease as the day goes on, but brisk temperatures hovering around minus 12C or 10F, warming to between minus 2C (28F) and 0C (32F) later today.
Expect sunny periods and a few showers tomorrow and comparatively balmy plus 6C (44F) tomorrow. That will be followed on Wednesday by yet another blast of winter weather, according to The Weather Network, which predicts up to a foot of snow, or 30 cm, though it won't be as windy outside as it was this past weekend's storm, forecasters say.
This winter's see-saw weather pattern will continue on Thursday with sunny skies and a daily high temperature of about 0C (32F), while Friday will feature cloudy skies, mild temperatures and slight amounts of rain or snow.
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