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WWCN16 CWHX 111131
ORANGE WARNING - WIND
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:01 A.M. NST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA PENINSULA
TERRA NOVA
GANDER AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA NORTH
BAY OF EXPLOITS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: NORTHEASTERN AND EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, AS WELL AS THE
AVALON PENINSULA.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHERLY UP TO 100 KM/H ALONG PARTS OF THE
COAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY 100 TO 110 KM/H EXCEPT 130
KM/H ALONG THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THIS EVENING AND TRANSITION THROUGH
A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS TO RAIN EITHER OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING.
TOTAL RAINFALL:
- (NORTHEAST COAST) 5 TO 10 MM.
- (EAST COAST AND AVALON PENINSULA) 10 TO 20 MM.
TOTAL SNOWFALL:
- (NORTHEAST COAST) 5 TO 10 CM.
- (EAST COAST AND AVALON PENINSULA) 2 TO 5 CM.
FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 2 TO 3 HOURS.
REMARKS: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW FOR SOME AREAS. WALKING
AND DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO INCREASINGLY ICY CONDITIONS.
HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES COULD BE OVERTURNED BY THE WIND. PREPARE FOR
SOME DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.
WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS.
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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