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WWCN16 CWHX 111952
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:22 P.M. NST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY, BUCHANS AND THE
INTERIOR, GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 20 CM.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 5 TO 15 MM, FOR CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES
TOTAL FREEZING RAIN: 5 TO 10 MM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS:
- TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING: EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 60 TO 80 KM/H.
- MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT: WESTERLY 100 TO 120 KM/H,
STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND TRANSITION TO
A MIXTURE OF ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING IN THE PORT
AUX BASQUES AREA, FOLLOWED BY RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SAME
TRANSITIONS WILL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW MONDAY MORNING IN THE
SOUTHWEST, AND BY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITY BLOWING SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. KEEP ROOFS CLEAR TO AVOID
THE DANGER OF HEAVY SNOW LOADS. 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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