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WWCN16 CWHX 220835
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:05 A.M. NST SUNDAY 22 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 CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 15 CM, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 CM PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UNDER HEAVIER BANDS.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER TODAY AS THE SNOW
TAPERS TO SCATTERED FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO JUST ABOVE
ZERO, AND THE SNOW MAY 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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