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WWCN16 CWHX 211916
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:46 P.M. NST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 40 CM, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 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. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE TO JUST ABOVE ZERO, AND THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH, OR TRANSITION
TO, RAIN ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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