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WWCN16 CWHX 110247
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:17 P.M. NST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY
DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY AND DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 35 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: (MONDAY) EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: (MONDAY NIGHT) NORTHWESTERLY 90 TO 120 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, AND BLOWING
SNOW ON SUNDAY NIGHT, PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF
SNOW AND ICE PELLETS MONDAY MORNING. SNOW, ICE PELLETS, AND WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON, BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AGAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY
FLURRIES. 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
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