N.S. storm brough heavy snowfall [Video]

Initial snow reports from Environment Canada-monitored weather stations and volunteers from the CoCoRaHS network show the heaviest snow from the passing storm fell towards Atlantic coastal Nova Scotia.

A widespread 20 to just over 30 centimetres reported from Tusket all the way up through Halifax and to Sydney. The highest snow report so far was from a volunteer at Spanish Ship Bay with 52 centimetres of snow. The snow was of the “fluffy” variety with a snow ratio of about 15:1. That means every 15 millimetre of snow melts down to about 1 millimetre of liquid. A “standard” snow has a ratio of about 10:1, a heavy wet snow a ration of 8:1 or lower.

Preliminary snow reports from weather stations and the network of volunteers at CoCoRaHS. (Source: CTV News Atlantic)

Intense snowfall rates

A significant contributor to the high snow totals was a narrow but intense band that moved in off the …