
Originally Posted by
Evans
Blowing snow warning for: Québec
Issued at 3:31 PM EST FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2008
SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES TO NEARLY ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.
A MAJOR STORM IS EXPECTED FOR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SOUTHERN QUEBEC AREAS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 10 CM BY THE END OF THE DAY. SATURDAY MORNING, THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM ALABAMA WILL BE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS STORM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CM OF SNOW OR ICE PELLETS. MOREOVER, STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.