Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Significant ice pellets and freezing rain are possible Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Locations: northern and eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island.

Timing: intensifying Tuesday night, continuing into Wednesday.

Remarks: Forecast guidance indicates wintry precipitation will likely affect parts of Nova Scotia Tuesday night before tapering off into Wednesday afternoon. While it is too soon to provide specific details, the potential exists for significant amounts of both ice pellets and freezing rain.

Even small amounts of freezing rain on untreated surfaces can make travel difficult. Utility outages may occur.

Freezing rain warnings may be required as this event draws nearer.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.