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WWCN16 CWHX 190833
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:03 A.M. NST MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
GANDER AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA NORTH
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
BURGEO - RAMEA
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY
BAY ST. GEORGE
CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND AS WELL
AS THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST COASTS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: GENERALLY NEAR 15 CM EXCEPT 15 TO 25 CM FOR CENTRAL
NEWFOUNDLAND.
TIME SPAN: ENDING THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL
RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 CM PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. 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.
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
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