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While spring technically started late last week, Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t free from winter weather just yet — as an impending storm has pre-emptively closed several schools for Tuesday morning.
An orange winter storm warning is in effect for the Avalon Peninsula, with Environment Canada predicting hazardous conditions to start Monday evening. Residents can expect 20 to 40 centimetres of snow combined with strong winds until Tuesday afternoon.
An announcement to close schools in the St. John’s metro region was made on Monday evening. Schools will be closed for the morning on Tuesday with an update at 10:30 a.m.
The closure affects schools in St. John’s, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Torbay, Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, Conception Bay South, Bauline, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Pouch Cove, Bell Island and Flatrock.
Environment Canada warns visibility will be poor at times and encourages people to avoid non-essential travel and outdoor activities.
The snow is predicted to change to ice pellets and freezing rain Tuesday.
The Burin Peninsula and some southern and eastern parts of the island are under a yellow warning. Those areas could see about 35 centimetres of snow, paired with winds up to 100 km/h on Tuesday.
Visibility could be reduced to “near zero” there, according to Environment Canada.
Spring has sprung, but Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t getting away from the snow anytime soon. CBC reporter Maddie Ryan asked shoppers in St. John’s how they feel seeing yet another storm in the forecast.
Parts of central and northeastern Newfoundland are also under a yellow warning with up to 30 centimetres of snow predicted to fall overnight, worsening on Tuesday. Winds could gust up to 80 km/h, making for challenging travel.
The Channel-Port aux Basques area escaped a weather warning, but is under a yellow advisory for blowing snow. About five to 10 centimetres of snow is expected Monday night through Tuesday evening.
‘Sick and tired’
It’s no secret that this past winter has hit the province hard.
Some sighed at the news of yet another dumping of snow in the forecast Monday.
“I am sick and tired of it. It’s crazy this year, just crazy,” Suzanne Richards told CBC as she made her way to a St. John’s store for storm chips.
Richards said she’d recently taken to making snowmen, but said “this [weather] has been long enough.”
Chidinma Ajoku, another pre-storm shopper, said she’s overwhelmed.
“I wasn’t expecting it, you know, it’s just too much for me,” she said.
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