Part of Cape Breton remains under snowfall warning
Warnings for province's mainland lifted in the afternoon
A snowfall warning remains in effect in for Victoria County in Cape Breton, and is expected to continue into Sunday night.
Environment Canada has also issued a wind warning in Inverness County north of Mabou.
Snowfall warnings had been issued for most of the province, but those warnings were lifted in the afternoon after the storm moved through mainland Nova Scotia and toward Cape Breton.
Most of the province was expected to receive up to 20 centimetres of snow Sunday, with as much as 25 centimetres for most of Cape Breton, while parts of Victoria County could see 30 cm.
The Department of Transportation is reporting that highways in much of the province are covered in snow.
Messy mix & tricky forecast for tonight/Sunday in the Maritimes.<br>5-10 cm in SW Nova Scotia mixing to rain.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halifax?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halifax</a> likely near 10-15 cm, mixing to rain in the aft. <br>Best chances of 15-20 cm across central & northern NS, southern NB & PEI. <br>Locally up to 25 cm.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nsstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nsstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nbstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nbstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/6CSnZsqfbz">pic.twitter.com/6CSnZsqfbz</a>
—@ryansnoddonSeveral flights at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport are delayed or cancelled.
In Halifax, the municipal parking ban will be in effect Monday morning from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
8:30am: the heavier snow spreading across CB & PEI, while it has eased off SW NS. Most of the snow will have fallen in Halifax by lunchtime. Mild this aftn to clear the snow.<br>Finally tapers off CB & PEI suppertime.<br>Any rain along the coast should be brief and not a factor <a href="https://t.co/L5kuF5Wzu4">pic.twitter.com/L5kuF5Wzu4</a>
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