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WWCN17 CWHX 211442  
BLIZZARD WARNING  
FOR LABRADOR  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 10:42 A.M. AST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024.  
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:  
EAGLE RIVER  
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE  
NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY  
RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR  
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  
 
LOCATIONS: SOUTHEASTERN LABRADOR.  
 
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 40 CM. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS (TONIGHT): NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.  
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS (SUNDAY MORNING): NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 80 TO  
100 KM/H, EXCEPT UP TO 130 IN THE BLACK TICKLE AREA.  
 
SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED:  
- DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS OF FERRY SERVICES  
- CLOSURES OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS  
- SCATTERED UTILITY OUTAGES  
 
REMARKS: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY MORNING FROM  
NORMAN BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR, BUT POOR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO  
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM CARTWRIGHT TO LODGE BAY.  
 
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED  
VISIBILITY. RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF  
YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP OTHERS INFORMED OF YOUR SCHEDULE AND  
DESTINATION AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT AND MOBILE PHONE.  
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF  
400 METRES OR LESS ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS.  
 
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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/NLWO  
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