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WWCN16 CWHX 060121
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:51 P.M. NDT SUNDAY 5 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==
SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY IS EXPECTED, FOLLOWED BY ICE PELLETS, FREEZING
RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS.
LOCATIONS: WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.
TIME SPAN: TONIGHT.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM (SOME AREAS COULD SEE LESS THAN 10 CM
WHERE THE PERIOD OF ICE PELLETS IS MORE SIGNIFICANT).
REMARKS: SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL 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 TONIGHT 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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