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WOCN17 CWHX 201402
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:02 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
NAIN AND VICINITY
HOPEDALE AND VICINITY
POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK.
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==DISCUSSION==
LONG DURATION LATE SEASON SNOWFALL WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: NATUASHISH TO POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK.
TOTAL POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY IN
HIGHER TERRAIN BACK COUNTRY AREAS.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PEAK WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY NEAR 80 KM/H.
REMARKS: THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX
LATER TODAY THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE IN WAVES OF VARYING INTENSITIES UNTIL CHANGING TO RAIN
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW, ESPECIALLY OVER
EXPOSED AREAS.
IF PLANNING TRAVEL, PREPARE FOR WINTER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER
ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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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