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WWCN16 CWHX 112013
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:43 P.M. NST SUNDAY 11 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 IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: BAY ST. GEORGE, CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY, AND THE GREAT
NORTHERN PENINSULA.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 40 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS:
- TONIGHT AND MONDAY: EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 110 KM/H, WITH
GUSTS TO 120 KM/H IN AREAS PRONE TO ENHANCED EASTERLIES.
- MONDAY NIGHT: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 90 TO 120 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
REMARKS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO
RESULT IN BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY BEGINNING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST AREAS. THE ONSET OF BLIZZARD-LIKE
CONDITIONS WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR BAY ST. GEORGE
AS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE AT
ITS WORST MONDAY NIGHT, AS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH
FURTHER SNOWFALL AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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. 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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