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WWCN16 CWHX 011928
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:58 P.M. NST SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
BONAVISTA PENINSULA
TERRA NOVA
GANDER AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA NORTH
BAY OF EXPLOITS
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PARTS OF EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, AND CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 30 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, STRONGEST
ALONG THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY MORNING UNTIL OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: AS A RESULT OF TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY,
THE SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND DENSE, UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF
RECENT SNOWFALLS.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND
AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. 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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