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WWCN11 CWHX 120217
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:17 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: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN TONIGHT WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW
MONDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
MORNING AS WELL AND WILL COMBINE TO GIVE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW. LOCALIZED BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY PRODUCE HIGHER SNOWFALL
TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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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