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WOCN11 CWHX 220912
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:12 A.M. AST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST.
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==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: EASTERN HALF OF NOVA SCOTIA.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 60 TO 80 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF
SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY NIGHT THEN TRACK OVER EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA TUESDAY MORNING, BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA BEFORE AN EVENTUAL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN LATE
MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY NIGHT IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST, WHERE
TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE ZERO DURING THE
STRONGEST WINDS.
SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY MAKE TRAVEL SLOW OR HAZARDOUS. ROADS AND
WALKWAYS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
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
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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