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WWCN11 CWHX 110134
YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:34 P.M. AST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: NORTHERN NOVA SCOTIA.
FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 3 TO 6 HOURS.
TIME SPAN: SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
CHANGING TO ICE PELLETS AND THEN TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING RAIN MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
RAIN BRIEFLY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN EARLY AGAIN
MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP, MONDAY WILL REMAIN COLD AND WINDY.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. LOCAL
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN
RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY
SURFACES.
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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