N.S. storm: Parts of Cape Breton under state of emergency, 100+ cm of snow possible

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Parts of Nova Scotia are expected to see an additional 30 to 50 centimetres of snow by Monday, after already getting around 80 centimetres on the weekend.

WATCH: Across Nova Scotia, people are being asked to hunker down as a powerful winter storm continues to pound the province on Sunday.Nova Scotians already buried under as much as 80 centimetres of snow hunkered down and braced for even more on Sunday as a powerful storm hovering over the province seemed poised to linger well into a third day.

Bus service in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality was cancelled for the day Sunday and will not resume until at least Tuesday. The Halifax Regional Municipality ran only limited transit routes as Environment Canada urged residents to avoid non-essential travel. “It’s really an impossibility to get accurate snowfall measurements just because of the nature of snow, but no matter what the number is, it’s really a lot of snow,” Robichaud said.

In Dartmouth, N.S., David Bingley brought out his snowblower for the first time this winter and spent at least an hour clearing massive snow drifts from his own driveway and those of three neighbours. In Dartmouth, N.S., David Bingley brought out his snowblower for the first time this winter and spent at least an hour clearing massive snow drifts from his own driveway and those of three neighbours.Bingley said he knows there are more hours of snow clearance ahead, but he’s grateful that the Dartmouth and surrounding areas are seeing less snow than those living in the eastern and northern parts of Nova Scotia.N.S.

 

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