release date February 14, 2024, 12:33 AM
Canadian cities have compiled impressive statistics about Valentine’s Day snowstorms over the years
Please try to imagine. For not one, not two, but three years in a row, your Valentine’s Day plans are stuck indoors due to a bad snowstorm. Well, these scenarios are certainly realistic for major cities in eastern Canada. Another blizzard is forecast for Wednesday.
St. John’s, New Jersey has long been known for its spectacular Valentine’s Day snowfall event. The record holder was in 1987 when he fell a whopping 45.8 cm at an airport. In 2022 and he had back-to-back heavy snowfalls in 2023, he finished in the top five in both years with 35.6 cm and 33.8 cm, respectively.
Related: Major storm could dump more than 50 centimeters of snow in parts of Atlantic Canada
And not to be outdone, a major snow event is just around the corner in 2024. It is likely to be in the top three snowiest Valentine’s Days on record in St. John’s.
Blizzard conditions are forecast, making for extremely dangerous travel starting Wednesday morning and expected to continue throughout the day. Snowfall will peak at 3 to 5 cm per hour into the afternoon, with wind gusts of 50 to 70 km/h or more, reducing visibility to near zero. Going to a restaurant for a special dinner with a loved one is not recommended.
In fact, business and school closures are expected as this nor’easter hits the southeastern part of the state on Wednesday.
More than 35 to 40 centimeters of snow could fall in St. John’s, competing with the record snowfalls of 1994 and 2017. Snow continues to fall in Newfoundland and across the Northeast on Thursday, with more snowfall expected.
