Too much snow fell on this roof in Lynn, Mass. (Boston Globe photo)A series of very weak low pressure areas will pass south of Montreal over the next 72 hours producing a little light snow across the area. I don't expect more than 2-5cm for the entire weekend. There will be some sunny breaks as well, and it will be seasonably cold with highs around -5C and lows around -11C. A shot of arctic air will arrive on Monday with very chilly temperatures below -15C into Tuesday before the next storm system takes shape over the Ohio Valley and heads for New England. As with the last 6 storms we may just be on the bubble for snow, we will have to wait and see.
That potent east coast storm that dumped 20 inches on New York City and eastern Long Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts Wednesday night, moved into the Maratimes yesterday. Hardest hit areas were interior western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick including Moncton. Over 28cm fell in Moncton with 76km/h winds and near blizzard conditions. Road travel was terrible with many cars and trucks in the ditch and roads closed. Meanwhile Digby, Nova Scotia had 33cm and Grand Etang reported a peak wind gust of 154km/h. The storm is affecting Newfoundland this morning, St. John's is reporting winds at 55 gusting to 84km/h at this hour.
How much snow is too much snow? Well apparently 6 feet! After the latest storm that is how much is piled around people's driveways in southern New England. Unfortunately it is also on their roofs, and yesterday several collapsed including a parking garage in Lynn, Mass outside Boston. Firefighters were forced to rescue several people trapped inside. The photo above showing the aftermath of the collapse is from the Boston Globe. Check out Boston.com for more dramatic photos.
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