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Corner Brook this morning It doesn't look like May along the west coast of Newfoundland. In Corner Brook, after a day of flurries that melted on contact on Tuesday, the snow has started sticking as of Tuesday night and as of 10:30 am NDT there is 4.5 cm of snow on the ground. Over the course of today, 10 cm is possible over higher elevations of the Bay of Islands area. Meanwhile for the Gros Morne and Parson's Pond - Hawke's Bay region, accumulations may reach as high as 25 cm. The snow will begin to ease tonight. Even today on May 1st, there are some school closures on the Great Northern Peninsula. Some roads are in poor shape. Consider postponing non-essential travel.

Across central Saskatchewan, there will be some light snow on Wednesday. While no significant precipitation is expected, some steadier snow is possible. There is also a risk of a thunderstorm over portions of southern Saskatchewan. In southern Manitoba, light rain is on the menu for Wednesday. 5 to 10 mm of rain is possible over the Whiteshell into Lake of the Woods area.

A Texas low will bring some nasty weather to Southern Ontario. In the heaviest rain, 20 to 40 mm can be expected. The heaviest rain will fall east of Georgian Bay. Freezing rain is possible across portions of Eastern, Central and Northeastern Ontario. In Northeastern Ontario, 5 to 10 cm of snow is possible. There will also be gusty wind across southwestern Ontario.

By Wednesday it will look more like winter than Spring in Labrador and along the west coast of Newfoundland. Snow began on Monday evening and will continue through Wednesday morning. On the Northern Peninsula, some areas could see 15-25 cm of snow. There is a risk of snow squalls along the west coast of Newfoundland, this will only enhance snowfall amounts. Strong wind has canceled Marine Atlantic ferry crossings.

There was a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in the Arabian Sea. It was along the Carlsberg Ridge. The earthquake was at a depth of 8 km. It was centered 400.8 km east-southeast of Hadibu, Yemen. There were no injuries or damage. The Carlsberg Ridge is the northern section of the Central Indian Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate, traversing the western regions of the Indian Ocean.

A Texas low seems poised to deliver heavy rain to Southern and Northeastern Ontario. On Wednesday rain will commence early on Wednesday morning. In the heaviest rain, 20 to 40 mm of rain is possible. In the GTA, about 25 to 30 mm of rain is likely. North of the heavy rain, there is a risk of freezing rain.

The Ottawa River has hit Ottawa, and the river hasn't peaked yet. All-time high water records have been set. The river is at record-breaking levels in LacCoulonge, Arnprior, and Ottawa. Records date back to 1950 in some of the hardest hit areas. On Sunday the records rose two centimeters back in 2017. Water levels will continue to rise 40 to 50 centimeters in the city. The City of Gatineau is also in trouble. Records may be broken there too.

This weekend in southern Alberta looked nothing like the last weekend of April but rather the middle of February. RCMP responded to multiple reports of accidents across Alberta. On the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Penhold, a semi-truck jackknifed.  A bus crashed near Cochrane injuring several people. Several people were taken to hospital with minor to serious injuries. There was another crash on Highway 1 near Jumping Pound. There were 13 vehicles involved, two of which were tractor-trailers. In Calgary, there were 109 non-injury vehicular accidents, 18 accidents that resulted in injury, and 20 hit and runs. There were several flight delays at the Calgary Airport. Several power outages were also reported.

The same low that brought blizzard conditions to Alberta and Saskatchewan will bring snow to northwestern Ontario also. Snow is expected along the shores of western Lake Superior, including Thunder Bay. Snow will begin on Monday morning and continue through the day before tapering to flurries on Tuesday morning. Winds will also gust to about 50 km/h which will cause some blowing snow. Snowfall amounts will range from 5 to 15 cm.