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WWCN11 CWHX 171939
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:39 P.M. AST SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
=NEW= HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
=NEW= KINGS COUNTY
=NEW= HANTS COUNTY
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
=NEW= CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
=NEW= CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
=NEW= PICTOU COUNTY
=NEW= ANTIGONISH COUNTY
=NEW= GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
=NEW= INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
=NEW= INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
=NEW= VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATION: MOST OF NOVA SCOTIA
TIME SPAN: SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL BEGIN OVER NOVA SCOTIA ON SUNDAY
EVENING. SOME COMMUNITIES MAY SEE PRECIPITATION START AS RAIN, BUT A
QUICK CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. TEMPERATURES
WILL HOVER NEAR ZERO IN MANY AREAS SO THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE
WET, DENSE, AND DIFFICULT TO CLEAR BY HAND. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY
IMPROVE ACROSS THE PROVINCE ON MONDAY MORNING.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE FREQUENT
BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
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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