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WWCN16 CWHX 020229
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:59 P.M. NST SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
CONNAIGRE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY, BLOWING SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: CONNAIGRE AND THE BAY D'ESPOIR HIGHWAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, HIGHEST ALONG THE
COAST.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NEAR MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
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.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THE BUCHANS
AND MILLERTOWN AREA AT THIS TIME.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. CONSIDER
POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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
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