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Drivers in northeastern parts of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton were being warned of snow squalls Monday as a wintry storm rolled through the region.
Environment Canada had issued a special weather statement warning of high winds and snow for parts of Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Pictou and Hants counties, as well as Cape Breton.
A yellow warning for snow squalls was issued for Cape Breton, Pictou and Antigonish. The national weather forecaster said visibility would be significantly reduced and snow would quickly accumulate. Winds were expected to gust up to 70 kilometres an hour.
CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said up to 20 centimetres of snow was expected through Monday afternoon and into the evening.
Some schools in the province were closed ahead of the wintry weather.
All ferry crossings from Caribou, N.S., to Wood Islands, P.E.I., were cancelled.
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