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WWCN16 CWHX 230837
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:07 A.M. NST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= BURIN PENINSULA
=NEW= CONNAIGRE
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: THE SOUTH COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 20 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 80 KM/H, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AS
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY MORNING.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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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