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WWCN16 CWHX 221832
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:02 P.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL AND ICE PELLETS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 20 CM.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
REMARKS: GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW, ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH ICE PELLETS THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION
MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN LATER IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR
NORTHERNMOST PARTS OF THE PENINSULA.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS
TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. 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
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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