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WOCN11 CWHX 221445
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:45 A.M. AST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATION: NORTHERN CAPE BRETON ISLAND, WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY
OVER VICTORIA COUNTY.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: EASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H MONDAY NIGHT, EXCEPT
GUSTS EXCEEDING 90 KM/H IN LES SUETES WINDS.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF
SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY NIGHT THEN TRACK OVER EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA TUESDAY MORNING, BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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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