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WWCN11 CWHX 170838
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:38 A.M. AST MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
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==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 35 CM, HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHLANDS
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHWESTERLY 90 KM/H LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHIFTING TO WESTERLY 80 KM/H ON TUESDAY.
TIME SPAN: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING ON TUESDAY AND
LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL PUSH VERY COLD AIR BACK INTO
THE REGION TODAY, ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS
WHICH COULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY TONIGHT AS ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS, GIVING POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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