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WWCN17 CWHX 220917
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:17 A.M. AST SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER 2024.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
EAGLE RIVER
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE
NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY.
BLIZZARD WARNING ENDED FOR:
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.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: 2 TO 10 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, EXCEPT UP
TO 130 IN THE BLACK TICKLE AREA.
TIME SPAN:
EAGLE RIVER AND NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY: ENDING LATE THIS MORNING.
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE: ENDING THIS AFTERNOON.
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
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