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WWCN10 CWUL 150956
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:56 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
JAMES BAY AND LA GRANDE RIVER
LG QUATRE - LAFORGE AND FONTANGES.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WINTER STORM EARLY THIS WEEK
WHAT:
- 15 TO 20 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW POSSIBLE
- NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WHEN: MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTH WINDS UP TO 70 KM/H, CREATING
BLOWING SNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF JAMES BAY.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW
WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
BEHIND THE STORM, OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING, A COLD
AIR MASS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN -38 AND -45.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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