As of 5:20PM on Saturday, January 8, Nova Scotia Power is reporting almost 12,000 customers still without power after the first Nor’easter of 2022 rolled through the province.
The Nor’easter brought heavy snow, severe winds and whiteout conditions. Sections of the Cobequid Pass and the Cabot Trail had to be closed because they were impassable.
The storm even brought thundersnow to areas of Nova Scotia. Thundersnow is a rare weather event of thunder and lightning during a snow event.
Snowfall Amounts From Across N.S. (cm)
- Wentworth 45
- Tarbot 36
- Springfield 33
- Kentville 33
- Nappan 32
- Pictou 32
- Bear River 28
- Rawdon Gold Mines 28
- Caribou Point 26
- Wolfville 26
- Greenwood 25
- Scots Bay 22
- Truro 22
- Hammonds Plains 20
- New Glasgow 20
- Northport 20
- Trafalgar 20
- Port Maitland 18
- Elmsdale 17
- St. Anns 17
- Fall River 15
- Tracadie 14
- Eskasoni First Nation 16
- Sydney 16
- Halifax metro 5-15
- Yarmouth county 3-16
Wind Gusts From Across N.S. (km/h)
- Cheticamp 126
- Yarmouth 109
- Brier Island 106
- Beaver Island 102
- Caribou Point 95
- Eskasoni First Nation 91
- Lunenburg 91
- Osborne Head 91
- Halifax 87
- Sydney 87
- Tracadie 87
- Western Head 82