Temperatures drop for New Year’s Eve festivities
Posted Dec 31, 2012 05:32:44 AM.
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Halifax has been spared the brunt of a powerful Nor’Easter that roared through the Maritimes this weekend but it could still put a damper on the final day of 2012.
Halifax snow-clearing crews required a second night of overnight parking ban to clear secondary roads.
The city reported all Priority 1 roads had been cleared by 5 p.m. Sunday. However the city was still working on secondary roads overnight into Monday.
The leftover snow could make driving conditions for the morning commute tricky as temperatures plunged overnight, freezing what was on the road.
The wet snow was heavy enough to be blamed for the collapse of a warehouse near the Macdonald Bridge in Dartmouth. Luckily the warehouse was empty at the time and no one was injured.
Staff Sgt. Reid McCoombs tells News 95.7 visibility is still an issue on the roads as of 5 a.m. Monday.
“The roads are clear in most spots but there are still areas where the wind is blowing snow across the road, so there are still some slippery sections,” he says. “Drive with caution.”
Halifax International airport had a few cancellations Monday morning however their schedule was mostly back to normal after Sunday’s disruptions.
“Spillover from last 36 hours has created some flight schedule disruptions this morning. Please check with airline to verify flights,” the airport’s twitter account said Monday morning.
Our meteorologist Richard Zurawski has a warning for anyone wearing party clothes for tonight’s festivities.
“Definitely going to feel like New Year’s Eve but you’re going to have to bundle up, it’s going to be frosty out there,” says Zurawski. “Temperatures overnight will be anywhere from -8 to -15 degrees.”
Parts of Nova Scotia got between 15 and 30 cm of snow mixed with rain.
