Overview
- Schools opened late on Tuesday after closures Monday, with three-hour delays across the Avalon and two-hour delays in parts of central Newfoundland.
- Provincial government offices and St. John’s courts set 10:30 a.m. openings, and Memorial University delayed opening pending a morning update to allow for snow clearing.
- Environment Canada’s orange warning remains for the Avalon, Burin and Clarenville regions with totals near 50 cm possible, winds near 100 km/h and a south coast coastal flooding advisory with 3–5 metre waves.
- Air travel and marine links were disrupted, with numerous flight cancellations at St. John’s International Airport and Marine Atlantic cancelling several North Sydney–Port aux Basques crossings.
- Nova Scotia faced snowfall warnings for the eastern half and Cape Breton with 20–25 cm forecast, Nova Scotia Power activated its Emergency Operations Centre, and many events and services were cancelled before conditions eased Monday afternoon.