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WWCN16 CWHX 220205
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:35 P.M. NDT TUESDAY 21 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: WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN AS SNOW, WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE, BEFORE
MIXING WITH ICE PELLETS WEDNESDAY 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.
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