Special weather statement in effect

Potential winter storm to affect the region mid-week.

Locations: most of Nova Scotia.

Time span: Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.

Remarks: Snow is expected to spread across Nova Scotia from west to east Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday in eastern parts of the province. Snow may mix with or change over to rain for mainland Nova Scotia.

While it is too soon to provide specific details, the potential exists for strong winds accompanied by significant amounts of snow.

Additional information will be provided as the details become more certain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.