The winter storm that dumped a record-breaking amount of snow on Montreal is taking aim at Newfoundland, with Environment Canada saying northern and central parts of the province can expect 20 to 30 centimetres.

"Heavy snow and strong easterly winds over southwestern Newfoundland this morning will spread northeastward today," Environment Canada said.

The low-pressure system producing the storm is expected to move from southern Nova Scotia to near Cape Breton by Friday evening. The system will then track across eastern Newfoundland at night before moving to the northeast of the province on Saturday.

Strong easterly winds will accompany the system, with gusts reaching 100 km/h along Newfoundland's south and west coasts, and gusts to 150 km/h in the Wreckhouse area.

Eastern Newfoundland can expect snow turning to mixed precipitation, and then rain.

Montreal digs out

At least 45 centimetres of snow fell on Montreal on Thursday, breaking a record on Thursday that had stood since 1969.

Roughly 3,000 city workers have the task of clearing the massive amount of snow, but Montrealers will have to be patient as the white stuff is removed.

City spokesman Jacques-Alain Lavallée said Thursday that it usually takes Montreal's snow removal fleet four days to remove 20 centimetres.

At Montreal-Trudeau airport on Friday, there were reports of numerous flight delays and long lines of travellers. There were 225 cancelled flights on Thursday.

Travellers faced delays Friday at Montreal-Trudeau airport following Thursday's record-breaking storm. Travellers faced delays Friday at Montreal-Trudeau airport following Thursday's record-breaking storm. (Shaun Malley/CBC)

Some weather warnings are still in place in Quebec, including storm surge warnings for the Rimouski area, plus blowing snow warnings for the Gaspe, Anticosti Island and portions of the Lower North Shore on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

In New Brunswick, winter storm warnings, along with some freezing rain warnings that had been in place for southern portions of the province, were all lifted shortly after 10:30 a.m. AT.

Through Friday morning, Gagetown, N.B., received 38 centimetres of snow, while Bathurst got 20 cm.

In Ontario, the same system dumped 40 to 50 centimetres on the Cornwall area, 30 centimetres in Kingston, and 19 centimetres in Ottawa, which saw its second big snowfall in a week.

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