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WWCN16 CWHX 050138
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:08 P.M. NDT SATURDAY 4 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
GANDER AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA NORTH
BAY OF EXPLOITS
GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY
GROS MORNE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.
TIME SPAN: SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING UNTIL OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT
OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST ACROSS
NEWFOUNDLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING THEN TRANSITION
THROUGH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT CAUSING A
PERIOD OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS
ITS TRANSITION.
CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE MOST ADVERSE
CONDITIONS.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
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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