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WWCN16 CWHX 010223
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:53 P.M. NST SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
GANDER AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA NORTH
BAY OF EXPLOITS
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 35 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, HIGHEST ALONG THE
COAST.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES RISE ON MONDAY, SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND
DENSE, UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS. THE COMBINATION
OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. 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
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