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WWCN16 CWHX 311428
ORANGE WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:58 A.M. NST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA PENINSULA
TERRA NOVA
BURIN PENINSULA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, INCLUDING THE AVALON AND BURIN
PENINSULAS.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 35 TO 50 CM, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL: 10 TO 20 MM (MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AVALON).
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS MONDAY: EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100
KM/H.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 80 TO 100
KM/H.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED:
- SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
- DISRUPTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES
- DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS OF FERRY AND TRANSIT SERVICES
REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES RISE ON MONDAY, SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND
DENSE, UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS.
OVER PARTS OF THE AVALON AND BURIN PENINSULAS, SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR
TRANSITION TO RAIN MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW
MONDAY NIGHT. MORE DETAILS ON WHERE, WHEN, AND IF THIS TRANSITION
TAKES PLACE WILL BECOME CLEARER AS THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM BECOMES
MORE CERTAIN.
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO AT TIMES AS STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 5 CM PER HOUR AT
TIMES.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND/OR CANCELLATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CONSIDER RESCHEDULING TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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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