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WWCN16 CWHX 020858
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:28 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY
BURIN PENINSULA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: THE AVALON AND BURIN PENINSULAS, AND CLARENVILLE AND
VICINITY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 50 CM, EXCEPT 20 TO 30 OVER PARTS OF THE
SOUTHERN AVALON WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A
PERIOD.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 5 TO 10 MM (MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AVALON AND
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN SHORE).
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS TODAY: EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED:
- SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
- DISRUPTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES
- DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS OF FERRY AND TRANSIT SERVICES
REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES RISE TODAY, SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND DENSE,
UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS.
OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERNMOST REACHES OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO RAIN OR ICE PELLETS LATER
THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT.
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO AT TIMES AS STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 5 CM PER HOUR AT
TIMES.
AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PREPARE FOR
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES. 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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