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winter storm warning in effect Hazardous winter conditions are expected. Total snowfall tonight: 15 to 30 cm, with highest amounts over Victoria County. Additional snowfall Friday: possibly exceeding 25 cm over the Highlands. Maximum wind gusts: southeasterly 80 km/h tonight, except higher from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence. Westerly winds gusting 80 to 90 km/h will develop on Friday. Location: Cape Breton Island. Time span: continuing this evening and diminishing overnight. Hazardous winter conditions likely to redevelop over the Highlands Friday morning. Remarks: Several hours of snow, heavy at times, will be followed by a change over to ice pellets which are also expected to be heavy at times tonight. A brief period of freezing rain is possible after midnight before a changeover to rain in the overnight hours. Temperatures will quickly drop towards sunrise allowing onshore flurries to develop over western and northern Cape Breton on Friday. Blowing snow is expected both this evening, and on Friday in areas with accumulating snowfall. Similar storms in the passed have caused hazardous road conditions and utility outages. ### Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow. Winter storm warnings are issued when multiple types of severe winter weather are expected to occur together. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using #NSStorm. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.