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WWCN11 CWHX 221437
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:37 A.M. AST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW, STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED
BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEAST NEAR 80 KM/H.
LOCATIONS: CUMBERLAND AND COLCHESTER COUNTIES.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY NIGHT AND TRACK ACROSS EASTERN
NOVA SCOTIA TUESDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW
IS LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY MORNING.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY BE
SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE.
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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