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WOCN15 CWHX 212000
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:00 P.M. AST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
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==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 60 TO 80 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY EVENING UNTIL NEAR NOON TUESDAY.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING SOUTH THEN ACROSS
EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL,
STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOW MAY CHANGEOVER TO RAIN FOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE PROVINCE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTS ON TUESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY MAKE TRAVEL SLOW OR HAZARDOUS. ROADS AND
WALKWAYS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. STRONG
WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW.
PLAN AHEAD IN CASE SCHOOLS OR SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELLED.
MAKE SURE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT (E.G., SHOVELS OR BLOWERS) AND
SUPPLIES ARE PREPARED IN ADVANCE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
PESTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)PESTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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