Mid-Week Storm Threat Level Raised to “HIGH” 9 on the Scale of 12, As the Storm Continues To Show Signs of Significant Impact for Just in Time for Groundhog Day!
/Issued: January 29th, 2021 @ 5:15 AM
Updated: January 29th, 2021 @ 5:15 AM
Forecaster: James Follette
The weather threat risk scale that shows the threat risk of a weather impacting an area, on a scale of 1-12, continues to climb this morning ahead of a big storm that is very likely to impact the province on Groundhog Day with heavy snow, Ice pellets, Freezing rain and rain along with very strong and damaging winds.
The threat level was raised this morning from an 8 to a 9 which is on the High level, this means a high threat risk for the storm to impact the province.
The majority of the biggest threats from this storm so far is the Heavy snow & Wind, which would cause Blizzard conditions for many areas on Tuesday before warmer air flows through and changes snow to rain by late evening into Wednesday before changing back to snow on Thursday into Friday!
There is a Moderate threat risk for Freezing rain, but mainly for Western Cape Breton, as well as a low threat risk for sleet ( Ice pellets) for much of the province, mostly Tuesday night and again on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
If traveling on Tuesday through Friday of next week, be sure to check on IW for the latest updates and advisories! If heading on the road, here are the latest Travel risks to expect!
Snow: High risk… Heavy snow is very likely and could accumulate up to 3”+ with many areas potentially seeing greater than 6-9”+.
Ice: Moderate risk… There is a growing indication of potentially some Ice or Freezing rain and ice pellets through Tuesday overnight into Friday morning.
Rain: Moderate risk…. From Tuesday evening into Thursday mid-day, there is a change over from snow to rain for much of the province. some rainfall amounts could reach over an inch.
Wind: High risk…. Winds over coastal areas and much of Cape Breton and northern portions of the province will reach gusts of very strong to damage with extremely likely gusts of 80-100+ km/h. elsewhere the winds will likely gust 60-80 km/h.
