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WWCN17 CWHX 200241
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:41 P.M. AST THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS.
LOCATIONS: LABRADOR STRAITS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: NEAR 10 CM, EXCEPT 20 CM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
NORTH OF RED BAY.
TIME SPAN: LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP AS WINDS BEGIN TO
STRENGTHEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY,
ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE STRONGER WINDS, WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING ON SATURDAY AFTER THE SNOW ENDS.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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