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WWCN16 CWHX 220837
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:07 A.M. NST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: NEAR 15 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 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.
SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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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