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WWCN11 CWHX 210839
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:39 A.M. AST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
=NEW= KINGS COUNTY
=NEW= HANTS COUNTY
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
=NEW= CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
=NEW= CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW, STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED
MONDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEAST NEAR 90 KM/H.
LOCATIONS: WESTERN HALF OF NOVA SCOTIA.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO PASS SOUTH OF
NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA LATE MONDAY MORNING AND INTO
NORTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ONSET OF SNOW WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY
MORNING. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY NIGHT.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY BE
SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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