The fourth nor’easter in less than three weeks slammed the Atlantic Northeast last week, with up to 35 centimetres of snow landing in parts of the US on Wednesday and Thursday. Toby then pushed northward into the Maritimes, Newfoundland, eastern Quebec and southern Labrador.
Three storms have ripped across the Northeast this month, with more than two million customers without power during the worst of them, which also caused high seas and flooding along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to New Jersey. A nor’easter is defined as a strong area of low pressure along the east coast, featuring winds from the northeast off the Atlantic Ocean.
Meanwhile in the west, cold artic air settled over portions of Alberta and B.C. on Thursday and Friday with up to 40 centimetres of snow.
So far this spring, the cold and snow appear to be missing Ontario.
