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WWCN11 CWHX 011946
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:46 P.M. AST SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 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: NEAR 25 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 90 ALONG
PARTS OF THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING 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.
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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