Residents of the South Shore should gas up their snow blowers
and get their shovels ready. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the
region and most of mainland Nova Scotia. The latest forecast is predicting
snowfall amounts totaling 30 centimetres over the weekend. The snow is expected to begin this evening and become more
intense overnight. The weather agency is also calling for high winds, blowing
snow and ice pellets along the coast. The bad weather will continue into tomorrow with snow, ice
pellets and blizzard conditions anticipated. Conditions should begin to improve by Sunday night.
