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WWCN11 CWHX 140937
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:37 A.M. AST SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
=NEW= PICTOU COUNTY
=NEW= ANTIGONISH COUNTY
=NEW= INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
=NEW= INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
=NEW= VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: VICTORIA, INVERNESS, ANTIGONISH, AND PICTOU COUNTIES, AS
WELL AS NORTHERN COLCHESTER COUNTY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 25 TO 40 CM, POSSIBLY HIGHER OVER HIGH
TERRAIN.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 80 TO 90 KM/H.
REMARKS: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW, HEAVY AT
TIMES, WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER NORTHEASTERN
PORTIONS OF MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA AND POTENTIALLY INTO MONDAY NIGHT
IN WESTERN CAPE BRETON. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN THE MAINLAND AND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY
IN CAPE BRETON. SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL CM PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE FURTHER AS
THEY SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY ON MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TO REDUCE VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY
BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES
ARE POSSIBLE. 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
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
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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