After the West Coast of the country got walloped by a "snowmageddon" of proportions rarely seen in the region, the East Coast is now saying "hold my beer."

Parts of Newfoundland are officially in a state of emergency as a winter storm bringing a shocking 70+ cm of snow, 9-12 m waves and winds over 130 km/h started to hit the province today.

6 hour picture collage of the driveway. My civic is slowly disappearing under the drift that keeps on growing. #nlwx @EddieSheerr #nlblizzard2020 #nlstorm #snowday pic.twitter.com/6TeAqG7LLA

— Ms Kerri Mercer JRI (@ScienceMercer) January 17, 2020

Most of the area is way past the usual points of bus cancellations and school snow days that the rest of the country is used to in the case of messy seasonal weather.

Or in Twillingate, tick as matches! https://t.co/qiAxk90aUn

— Gail Huang (@GailWhiteway) January 17, 2020

In the capital of St. John's, for example, all businesses have been ordered to close and people have been prohibited from driving their cars as of 11 a.m. on Friday.

As of 11am, the Mayor has declared a state of emergency. All businesses are ordered to close and all vehicles are ordered off the road except emergency vehicles. Please return home until the order is lifted. #nlwx #nltraffic

— City of St. John's (@CityofStJohns) January 17, 2020

Surrounding townships such as Torbay, Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Paradise and Mount Pearl also issued states of emergency later in the day.

Guess I wont be leaving through this door any time soon. #snowstorm #nlwx #nlwhiteout pic.twitter.com/LpkplaWDYL

— Newfoundland and Labrador History in Colour (@NLHistory) January 17, 2020

Residents have been taking to social media to share their epic and terrifying snow pictures while stores run out of supplies (chips, mainly), visibility nears zero and power outages abound during the full-on blizzard that the Weather Network is calling "a weather bomb." 

And CBC NL just lost backup power. We’re now completely in the dark. #nlwx #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/leWgAZjWTV

— Lee Pitts (@lee_pitts) January 17, 2020

Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning and a storm surge warning for St. John's and the vicinity, including Avalon Peninsula, Clarenville, Bonavista Peninsula, Notre Dame Bay and Ferryland.

Sliding into the weekend like...😂- 📹 floruns26 #Canada #stjohnsnl #nlwx #nlstorm pic.twitter.com/Xs2lJdh5yk

— Freshdaily (@freshdaily) January 17, 2020

The weather is the worst in the eastern part of the province, with conditions getting slightly better the more northwest you travel.

My Mom's house in #newfoundland.
Pics 30-60 minutes apart.
Last one is 2:30PM NST!!!
The White Walkers would turn around if they come upon The Rock!#WeTheNorth
Stay safe. Stay warm. #nlweather#nlwx #nlblizzard2020 @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/Vhk8uBFHqr

— ｈυ𝓶𝔸ᑎｉℕค𝐓ยяє 🐺 💓 🌍 🙌 (@ChrisRa1ph) January 17, 2020

Parts of Newfoundland are also experiencing winter storm warnings, wind warnings and blowing snow advisories as what could end up being record levels of snow continue falling.

The drive home on Portugal Cove Road. #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/LLfMDYeNoL

— Ariana Kelland (@arianakelland) January 17, 2020

Certain locations could see more than 90 cm of the white stuff and winds approaching 150 km/h by the time the ordeal is over.

This is the weather advisory for Newfoundland! Up to 95cm of snow coupled with 120KM winds...they literally said "brace for impact"
Attache ta tuque 😂😂❄🌬❄🌬#nlstorm #nlwx #braceforimpact pic.twitter.com/szmnopaUjl

— Glenda Ann Robertson (@gar5061) January 17, 2020

Flooding may even be possible at some point and 700 customers are currently without power. There have even been reports of people traveling by snowmobile and even using them for transportation to the hospital.

Lucky guy has a ski-doo, taking a ride on Gower street, st. John's NL.
Some people are actually skiiing or snowshoeing the snow filled streets. pic.twitter.com/GRCuQFlvNr

— Inovunga - I am an Inuk (@AndersenAngus) January 17, 2020

Newfoundlanders have been advised to prepare an emergency kit and just stay at home and hunker down until the conditions ease up later tomorrow.