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WWCN11 CWHX 010132
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:32 P.M. AST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
TIME SPAN: EARLY SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. 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 WOULD 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.
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND
UTILITIES.
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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