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WWCN11 CWHX 230208
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:08 P.M. AST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 20 TO 30 CM, EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 50 CM POSSIBLE
UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 100 OVER EXPOSED
AREAS.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY MORNING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY.
REMARKS: STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 5 CM/HR AT TIMES
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO RAIN ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY EVENING.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PREPARE FOR
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES.
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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