The wet and windy weather continues on Tuesday morning as much of Nova Scotia remains under rainfall and wind warnings.
Environment Canada is predicting the Halifax area will see another 15 to 40 mm of rain before things taper off this afternoon.
The storm dumped about 40 mm at the Halifax airport on Monday.
Cape Breton will feel the brunt of the storm on Tuesday where up to 120 mm of rain is expected with winds gusting up to 100 km per hour.
Nova Scotia remains under rainfall and wind warnings on Tuesday. (CREDIT: Environment Canada)
Storm knocks out power
The messy system has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in Nova Scotia.
As of 6:30 a.m., there are more than 9,000 customers listed on the Nova Scotia Power outage map as being without electricity.
The largest outages are being reported near the communities of Kennetcook, Sheet Harbour, and Merigomish.
Messy fall storm knocks out power to thousands of Nova Scotians. (CREDIT: Nova Scotia Power)
There are scattered outages throughout the Halifax area with most of the impacted customers in Sackville and Dartmouth.
There is also a large area just outside of Lawrencetown without electricity.
The current estimate for restoration is 2 p.m. with high winds being cited as the cause.
Some schools are closed
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has announced two school closures.
Both Atlantic View and Marine Drive will be shut down to students.
The Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education is closing the following schools: Kennetcook Elementary/Hants North Rural High, Rawdon District, and Cobequid District.
The closures are due to power outages.
There’s no school for students of the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education. CSAP has also cancelled classes at Centre Scolaire Étoile de l’Acadie in Sydney as a result of the poor weather conditions.
The Strait Regional Centre for Education has cancelled classes at all schools in Richmond County.
The NSCC Strait Area Campus and the Wagmatcook Learning Centre are closed.
Meantime, late school buses are being reported through the province.
