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WWCN16 CWHX 261940
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:10 P.M. NST FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY
=NEW= PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
=NEW= NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
LOCATIONS: GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 30 CM, POSSIBLY MORE IN LOCAL AREAS.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 110 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: EARLY SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. MILD TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK
WILL RESULT IN DENSE, WET SNOWFALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. WHILE THIS MAY HELP LIMIT WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT -
ESPECIALLY WHEN ADDED TO THOSE FROM THE CHRISTMAS DAY STORM. CLEANUP
EFFORTS COULD TAKE LONGER THAN USUAL.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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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