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WWCN16 CWHX 311923
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:53 P.M. NST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
=NEW= BURIN PENINSULA.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES ORANGE LEVEL WATCH -
WINTER STORM - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
BURIN PENINSULA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: THE BURIN AND AVALON PENINSULAS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 35 TO 50 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 5 TO 10 MM (MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AVALON AND
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN SHORE).
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS MONDAY: EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 80 TO 100
KM/H.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT 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 SOUTHERNMOST REACHES OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO RAIN MONDAY MORNING BEFORE
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT.
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.
AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PREPARE FOR
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES. 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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