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WWCN11 CWHX 111953
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:53 P.M. AST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH AND VICTORIA COUNTY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: WESTERLY 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MONDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY ON
MONDAY STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE SNOWSQUALLS
WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CAPE BRETON. LOCALIZED BANDS MAY PRODUCE HIGHER
SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS. STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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
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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