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WWCN16 CWHX 111445
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:15 A.M. NST SUNDAY 11 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: 15 TO 20 CM, WITH UP TO 40 CM POSSIBLE IN THE
VICINITY OF WHITE BAY.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS:
-TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING: EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY NEAR 60 KM/H.
-MONDAY NIGHT: NORTHWESTERLY 90 TO 120 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT
AND TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY
MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE GREEN BAY AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK.
AFTER TEMPERATURES FALL LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON, RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK
TO SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO
RESULT IN BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE
SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 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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