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WWCN11 CWHX 010128
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:28 P.M. AST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 35 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 90 ALONG
PARTS OF THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: EARLY SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. LOCALIZED BANDS MAY PRODUCE HIGHER
SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS. RECENT COMPUTER GUIDANCE HAS BEEN
TRENDING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE ABOVE AREAS
AND THUS THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL FALL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT STRONG AGREEMENT AND EVEN A SLIGHT
SHIFT BACK COULD STILL BRING EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR THESE AREAS.
THE SYSTEM IS JUST NOW IN THE EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ITS
EVOLUTION WILL BE VERY CLOSELY MONITORED.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. LOCAL
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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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