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WWCN11 CWHX 141435
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:35 A.M. AST SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
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: 25 TO 40 CM, POSSIBLY HIGHER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 80 TO 90 KM/H.
REMARKS: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY 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 DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE MAINLAND AND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY IN
CAPE BRETON. SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL CENTIMETRES 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. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING
SNOW. 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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