Weather bomb eyeing Newfoundland and Labrador

A weather bomb will unleash snow, rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding to portions of Newfoundland and Labrador tonight and Sunday.

Snow is expected to begin over eastern Newfoundland early Sunday morning and spread northwestward across the island through the day. The heaviest snow is expected to fall in the Green Bay-White Bay and Northern Peninsula East areas. In these areas, 20 to 30 cm is expected from Sunday morning until Monday morning.

On the Avalon Peninsula, precipitation tonight will start as snow but will quickly change to rain. Overnight to Sunday night 30 to 50 mm is expected.

Across Labrador, Cartwright to Black Tickle could possibly see 15 cm of snow from Sunday evening until Monday afternoon with wind gusts to 70 km/h. Southeastern Labrador from L'Anse-au-Claire to Norman Bay will see 25 cm of snow inland and over higher terrain, with lesser amounts along the coast. Gusts between 80 and 100 km/h are expected Sunday night.

Winds will intensify tonight for the Island and continue to be strong until Monday. Gusts between 80 and 110 km/h are expected across most of the Island.

Coastal areas from Ferryland to White Bay will see storm surge, large waves, and higher than normal water levels from Sunday morning until Monday morning. Waves could reach 7 to 9 metres.

RISKS:

• Significant snow

• Power outages

• Wind damage

• Flooding

• Coastal erosion

TRAVEL IMPACTS:

All Marine Atlantic Crossings are cancelled for tonight and Sunday, crossings scheduled for Monday could also be impacted. There are multiple delays and cancellations at both the St. John's International Airport and Deer Lake Regional Airport.