(Josh Hoffman/CBC - image credit)A weather system that has brought days of heavy rainfall and freezing rain to parts of Nova Scotia is now packing high winds and snow. The storm knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses on Thursday. A map of the Maritimes shows wind guts and precipitation forecasts. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)At one point, nearly 24,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without electricity Thursday afternoon. Earlier this week, more than 70,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lost their power during a wind and rain storm.

Source: CBC News December 21, 2023 20:42 UTC