The weekend in Atlantic Canada will conclude with a powerful storm that could bring heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions to parts of the region, with impacts continuing into this week.

The intensifying system will reach the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland on Sunday night. Anywhere from 5 to 40 cm of snow is possible, depending on locale, and wind gusts could hit 100-120+ km/h. Blizzard conditions are likely in parts of Newfoundland on Monday night.

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Forecasters are confident it will be classified as a weather bomb as models are showing a drop of 30-40 mb within 24 hours.

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