Fourth Storm in Seven Days Batters Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada was hit by another winter storm Wednesday - the fourth in less than a week.

A low-pressure system that wound its way through the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of St Lawrence hit southern New Brunswick, northern Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island Wednesday. It dumped at least 20 centimetres of snow in some parts, and high winds also helped to create snow drifts that were reported to be almost 60 centimetres deep.

"This storm is on its last legs, but my gosh, it's not as if it is a weakened storm," David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment Canada told CTV Newsnet.

"It gets the energy from the Gulf of Maine, from the Bay of Fundy area. (It's) a little bit like adding a few steroids to the system. Over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it will have another shot of adrenaline before it slams into Newfoundland."

In the middle of another major storm here.

We were going to head over to Canadian Tire to get another pair of snowshoes as it wasn't too bad out around 11:00. I took a shower and by the time I got out you couldn't see a thing in front of you outside. Supposed to get 20 more cm with high winds. I'm enjoying the snow so far but if it keeps up I'll probably not be so keen by March