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WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:29 P.M. NST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026.
DISCUSSION.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED OFF CAPE COD FRIDAY NIGHT AND
TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD WHILE INTENSIFYING. IT BECAME NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE GRAND BANKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE GRADUALLY DEPARTING EASTWARD LATER IN THE DAY. MEANWHILE, A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING OVER THE LABRADOR SEA ADVANCED
SOUTHWARD OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS ABSORBED INTO THE SOUTHERN
SYSTEM'S CIRCULATION ON SUNDAY. THE INTERACTION OF THESE FEATURES
PRODUCED HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN AVALON PENINSULA. AMOUNTS
WERE CONSIDERABLY LOWER WEST OF THE AVALON; HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS
GENERATED SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN AND
NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND. THIS EVENT FOLLOWED CLOSELY ON THE HEELS
OF A PREVIOUS MAJOR STORM EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
THE STORM CAUSED WIDESPREAD BUSINESS CLOSURES AND MAJOR
TRANSPORTATION DISRUPTIONS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE CONTINUED INTO TODAY.
PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES, ALONG WITH OPERATIONS AT ST. JOHN'S
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING SUFFICIENT SNOW
CLEARING TO ALLOW SERVICES TO RESUME. IMPACTS HAVE BEEN FURTHER
COMPOUNDED BY THE LIMITED RECOVERY TIME FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS
STORM, WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING MORE THAN 100 CM OF SNOW IN LESS
THAN A WEEK.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA AS OF 11:30 A.M. NST.
1. SNOWFALL IN CENTIMETRES.
PARADISE: 79.5 *
TREPASSEY (AUTO): 72.0 *
FERRYLAND: 70.0 *
BAY BULLS (AUTO): 60.0 *
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH: 59.0 *
ST. JOHN'S EAST: 55.6 *
ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 38.8
BAY ROBERTS (AUTO): 25.0 *
VICTORIA (CONCEPTION BAY NORTH): 21.0 *
SNOWFALL FROM AUTOMATED (AUTO) STATIONS WAS DERIVED USING DATA FROM
A COMBINATION OF WEIGHING GAUGE AND SNOW DEPTH SENSORS.
2. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS IN KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
SAGONA ISLAND: 133
CAPE PINE: 114 *
BONAVISTA: 107
ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 105
GRATES COVE: 103
TWILLINGATE: 102
FOGO ISLAND: 98 *
POOL'S ISLAND: 96
ARGENTIA: 90
* DENOTES DATA FROM UNOFFICIAL OBSERVING STATIONS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
END/NLWO
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