A winter storm is expected to wallop New Brunswick with heavy snow, strong winds and ice pellets overnight. Snow is expected to begin in southwest New Brunswick late in the afternoon with snow and blowing snow affecting all areas before midnight. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the entire province with "rapidly accumulating snow and blowing snow beginning this evening." Winds will be from the northeast at 50 km/h, gusting to 80 km/h, then becoming southeast at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 km/h. Later winds will become southeast at 30 km/h, gusting to 50 km/h with the temperature rising to 4 C overnight and then falling.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2017 09:11 UTC