PHOTOS: Record-setting snowstorm drops 100+ cm of snow on Nova Scotia
An epic, multi-day snowfall event has set records across Nova Scotia, with some residents now digging out of 100+ cm of snow.
"This was an unusual, stalling low-pressure system that sat off the coast of Nova Scotia for days, bringing the highest snowfall totals ever seen for some in the Maritimes," says Matt Grinter a meteorologist at The Weather Network.
This system developed on Friday and continued to drop heavy snow through early Monday morning. Sydney, N.S., had both its largest two- and three-day snowfall events on record, with 95 cm reported as of Monday afternoon local time. The data goes back to the late 1800s.
At the Halifax airport, 84 cm was reported as of Monday afternoon, but with existing snow already on the ground pre-storm, the region has set a record for the most snow on the ground ever, with a whopping 96 cm.
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality declared a local state of emergency for the next seven days due to the overwhelming amount of snow. There have also been widespread school closures across Nova Scotia for Monday.
The snow storm has covered #CapeBreton. I have 6-8ft of snow in my yard with 12+ ft drifts. The snow is relentless. We have a local State of Emergency. If you have elderly neighbours please check in on them. #nsstorm pic.twitter.com/iT4JElm6aM
The snow storm has covered Adam Hill on Twitter: "The snow storm has covered #CapeBreton. I have 6-8ft of snow in my yard with 12+ ft drifts. The snow is relentless. We have a local State of Emergency. If you have elderly neighbours please check in on them. #nsstorm pic.twitter.com/iT4JElm6aM / Twitter". I have 6-8ft of snow in my yard with 12+ ft drifts. The snow is relentless. We have a local State of Emergency.
If you have elderly neighbours please check in on them. Adam Hill on Twitter: "The snow storm has covered #CapeBreton. I have 6-8ft of snow in my yard with 12+ ft drifts. The snow is relentless. We have a local State of Emergency. If you have elderly neighbours please check in on them. #nsstorm pic.twitter.com/iT4JElm6aM / Twitter" Adam Hill on Twitter: "The snow storm has covered #CapeBreton. I have 6-8ft of snow in my yard with 12+ ft drifts. The snow is relentless. We have a local State of Emergency. If you have elderly neighbours please check in on them. #nsstorm pic.twitter.com/iT4JElm6aM / Twitter"
While the worst of the heavy snow is now done across the Maritimes, this is a cleanup effort that will likely take several days.
Below is a selection of visuals of the prolonged storm circulating on social media.
NSStorm pic.twitter.com/te02PpwuA9
mullinator on Twitter: "#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/te02PpwuA9 / Twitter" mullinator on Twitter: "#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/te02PpwuA9 / Twitter"
— mullinator (@ryanmullins2424) mullinator on Twitter: "#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/te02PpwuA9 / Twitter"
Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/MCw942BlVB
Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/MCw942BlVB / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/MCw942BlVB / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/MCw942BlVB / Twitter"
— Nathan Coleman (@NateTWN) Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "Big snow drifts in Eastern Passage #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather pic.twitter.com/MCw942BlVB / Twitter"
cbrm #nsstormCar's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. pic.twitter.com/I5QH0ywkGT
SomeOldNobody on Twitter: "#cbrm #nsstormCar's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. pic.twitter.com/I5QH0ywkGT / Twitter" SomeOldNobody on Twitter: "#cbrm #nsstormCar's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. pic.twitter.com/I5QH0ywkGT / Twitter"
Car's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. SomeOldNobody on Twitter: "#cbrm #nsstormCar's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. pic.twitter.com/I5QH0ywkGT / Twitter"— SomeOldNobody (@Kharsnim) SomeOldNobody on Twitter: "#cbrm #nsstormCar's dug out but the road is still 8" of MUSH. pic.twitter.com/I5QH0ywkGT / Twitter"
Daniel LeBlanc has his day planned in Petit de Grat. #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/ISxX7n2Gs0
Daniel LeBlanc has his day planned in Petit de Grat. André LeBlanc on Twitter: "Daniel LeBlanc has his day planned in Petit de Grat. #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/ISxX7n2Gs0 / Twitter" André LeBlanc on Twitter: "Daniel LeBlanc has his day planned in Petit de Grat. #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/ISxX7n2Gs0 / Twitter"
— André LeBlanc (@FrenchnFluffy) André LeBlanc on Twitter: "Daniel LeBlanc has his day planned in Petit de Grat. #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/ISxX7n2Gs0 / Twitter"
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The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY
The cleanup is underway in Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter" Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter"
— Nathan Coleman (@NateTWN) Nathan Coleman on Twitter: "The cleanup is underway in #Halifax #nsstorm #ShareYourWeather @MurphTWN @nadinehp4 pic.twitter.com/upBK2ygbbY / Twitter"
My weekend (and thus my week, trying to get out) in a nutshell.#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/C2p7rlmhdf
My weekend (and thus my week, trying to get out) in a nutshell.Stargrace on Twitter: "My weekend (and thus my week, trying to get out) in a nutshell.#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/C2p7rlmhdf / Twitter" Stargrace on Twitter: "My weekend (and thus my week, trying to get out) in a nutshell.#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/C2p7rlmhdf / Twitter"
— Stargrace (@Stargrace) Stargrace on Twitter: "My weekend (and thus my week, trying to get out) in a nutshell.#NSStorm pic.twitter.com/C2p7rlmhdf / Twitter"
Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! #NSStorm #Antigonish pic.twitter.com/1PA5RgZPgK
Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! Lesley McCuaig on Twitter: "Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! #NSStorm #Antigonish pic.twitter.com/1PA5RgZPgK / Twitter" Lesley McCuaig on Twitter: "Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! #NSStorm #Antigonish pic.twitter.com/1PA5RgZPgK / Twitter" Lesley McCuaig on Twitter: "Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! #NSStorm #Antigonish pic.twitter.com/1PA5RgZPgK / Twitter"
— Lesley McCuaig (@LesleyMcCuaig) Lesley McCuaig on Twitter: "Eureka, channelling my inner gopher worked! Found my car! #NSStorm #Antigonish pic.twitter.com/1PA5RgZPgK / Twitter"
My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna
My parents front door and deck and side yard in L.A Bowden on Twitter: "My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna / Twitter" L.A Bowden on Twitter: "My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna / Twitter" L.A Bowden on Twitter: "My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna / Twitter"
Eeeek! L.A Bowden on Twitter: "My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna / Twitter"— L.A Bowden (@bowden2you) L.A Bowden on Twitter: "My parents front door and deck and side yard in #Sackville #NovaScotia #NSStorm Eeeek! pic.twitter.com/2LkOCiFbna / Twitter"
Westville NS Monday #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/yO4BVJvqrj
Westville NS Monday Bill on Twitter: "Westville NS Monday #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/yO4BVJvqrj / Twitter" Bill on Twitter: "Westville NS Monday #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/yO4BVJvqrj / Twitter"
— Bill (@Wakeham440) Bill on Twitter: "Westville NS Monday #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/yO4BVJvqrj / Twitter"
You know it's a bad or good #NSStorm when you have to do this to find your vehicle. This is my sister in Sydney River Cape Breton digging through about 100+cms of snow pic.twitter.com/jgDjXDKWd9
You know it’s a bad or good East Coast Drone man on Twitter: "You know it's a bad or good #NSStorm when you have to do this to find your vehicle. This is my sister in Sydney River Cape Breton digging through about 100+cms of snow pic.twitter.com/jgDjXDKWd9 / Twitter" when you have to do this to find your vehicle.
This is my sister in Sydney River Cape Breton digging through about 100+cms of snow East Coast Drone man on Twitter: "You know it's a bad or good #NSStorm when you have to do this to find your vehicle. This is my sister in Sydney River Cape Breton digging through about 100+cms of snow pic.twitter.com/jgDjXDKWd9 / Twitter"— East Coast Drone man (@eastcoastdrone) East Coast Drone man on Twitter: "You know it's a bad or good #NSStorm when you have to do this to find your vehicle. This is my sister in Sydney River Cape Breton digging through about 100+cms of snow pic.twitter.com/jgDjXDKWd9 / Twitter"
The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There's so much snow, the plows can't keep up. #NSStorm 📸 @DMac57068291 pic.twitter.com/3FR107OF29
The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There’s so much snow, the plows can’t keep up. Kim MacDonald 🌻 on Twitter: "The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There's so much snow, the plows can't keep up. #NSStorm 📸 @DMac57068291 pic.twitter.com/3FR107OF29 / Twitter" 📸 Kim MacDonald 🌻 on Twitter: "The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There's so much snow, the plows can't keep up. #NSStorm 📸 @DMac57068291 pic.twitter.com/3FR107OF29 / Twitter" Kim MacDonald 🌻 on Twitter: "The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There's so much snow, the plows can't keep up. #NSStorm 📸 @DMac57068291 pic.twitter.com/3FR107OF29 / Twitter"
— Kim MacDonald 🌻 (@KMacTWN) Kim MacDonald 🌻 on Twitter: "The Mayor and Council have declared a local state of emergency in Sydney, Cape Breton. There's so much snow, the plows can't keep up. #NSStorm 📸 @DMac57068291 pic.twitter.com/3FR107OF29 / Twitter"
Halifax, N.S. (Nathan Coleman)
Sydney, N.S. (Mary Dunn)
Bridgewater, N.S. (Frank Bailey)
Eastern Passage, N.S. (Nathan Coleman)
Eastern Passage, N.S. (Nathan Coleman)
