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WWCN11 CWHX 241953
YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:53 P.M. AST SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. UNDER THE SNOW SQUALL BANDS,
VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW
COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW, AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE.
LOCATIONS: RICHMOND COUNTY, SYDNEY AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN INVERNESS COUNTY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: UP TO 5 CM IN SNOW SQUALLS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 60 TO 70 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR MAY LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW SQUALLS TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SNOW SQUALLS TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. SNOW SQUALL WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN LOCALIZED,
INTENSE SNOWFALL CAUSING RAPID ACCUMULATION AND/OR REDUCED
VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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