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WOCN17 CWHX 201900
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:00 P.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: RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL 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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