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WWCN10 CWUL 110851
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:51 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= MINGANIE
=NEW= ANTICOSTI
=NEW= NATASHQUAN
=NEW= CHEVERY
=NEW= BLANC-SABLON.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOW AND ICE PELLETS ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 20 CENTIMETRES OVER
A 24-HOUR PERIOD.
STRONG WINDS REACHING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 MM.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING.
WHERE: MINGANIE, NATASHQUAN AND THE LOWER NORTH SHORE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW. AFTERWARDS, IN SOME AREAS, SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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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