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WWCN16 CWHX 120917
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:47 A.M. NST MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
BAY ST. GEORGE
CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
GROS MORNE
PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY
PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM CONTINUES.
LOCATIONS: WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND FROM BAY ST. GEORGE TO CORNER BROOK
AND THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 40 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS (TODAY): EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H,
WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H IN AREAS PRONE TO ENHANCED EASTERLIES AND
ALONG THE STRAITS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS (TONIGHT): NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 90 TO 120 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO
RESULT IN BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
IN THE BAY ST. GEORGE AND CORNER BROOK AREAS, SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR
CHANGE OVER TO ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING, DELAYING
THE ONSET OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE AT
ITS WORST TONIGHT, AS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH FURTHER
SNOWFALL AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT IN EASTERLY FLOW TYPICALLY OCCURS IN THE
VICINITIES OF CAPE ST. GEORGE, PORT AU PORT BAY, THE OUTER BAY OF
ISLANDS, TROUT RIVER BAY, BONNE BAY, WESTERN BROOK POND, ST. PAUL'S
BAY, PARSON'S POND RIVER, AND ST. JOHN BAY.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. TAKE
FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
(SUCH AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, WIND AND RAIN) ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING.
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.
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
END/NLWO
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