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WWCN11 CWHX 050850
YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:50 A.M. AST MONDAY 5 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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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: WESTERN CAPE BRETON.
TIME SPAN: BEGINNING THIS MORNING, AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: A VERY COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZED SNOW SQUALLS TODAY. SNOWFALL
RATES MAY REACH 3 CM PER HOUR UNDER THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE RISK OF
SQUALL ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH A WIND SHIFT.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE
TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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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