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WWCN16 CWHX 211925
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:55 P.M. NST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: 2 TO 4 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, STRONGEST
THIS EVENING.
TIME SPAN: ENDING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
REMARKS: GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. 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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