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WOCN11 CWHX 010147
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:47 P.M. AST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SNOW
TAPERING TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DETERIORATE SUNDAY EVENING
DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW, STRENGTHENING WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS.
REMARKS: RECENT COMPUTER GUIDANCE HAS BEEN TRENDING TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE ABOVE AREAS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT
STRONG AGREEMENT AND EVEN A SLIGHT SHIFT BACK WOULD STILL BRING AN
IMPACTFUL SNOWFALL FOR THESE AREAS. THE SYSTEM IS JUST NOW IN THE
EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EVOLUTION WILL BE VERY CLOSELY
MONITORED.
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
END/ASPC
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