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WWCN16 CWHX 211437
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:07 A.M. NST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY
- BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY AS WELL AS AVALON PENINSULA
SOUTHEAST.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 30 CM, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 CM PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UNDER HEAVIER BANDS.
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS STRONG WINDS COMBINE
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL CAUSING WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
SUNDAY AS THE SNOW TAPERS TO SCATTERED FLURRIES. OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN AVALON, THE TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO JUST ABOVE ZERO,
AND THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH, OR TRANSITION TO, RAIN ALONG PARTS OF
THE COAST.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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