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WWCN16 CWHX 101936
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:06 P.M. NST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WATCH -
WINTER STORM - FOR:
CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 35 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: (SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY) EASTERLY 80 TO 100
KM/H, WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN AREAS PRONE TO ENHANCED
EASTERLIES IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTER BAY OF ISLANDS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: (MONDAY NIGHT) NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 90 TO 120
KM/H.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, ON SUNDAY
NIGHT, PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND ICE
PELLETS WITH STRONG WINDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL, ICE
PELLETS, AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON, BUT SNOW
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS
LIKELY TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. 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
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
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
END/NLWO
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