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WWCN16 CWHX 020901
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:31 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 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 CONTINUE.
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: CONTINUING UNTIL NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES RISE TODAY, SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND DENSE,
UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS. THE COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL 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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