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WWCN16 CWNT 100123
YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:23 P.M. EDT MONDAY 9 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
IQALUIT.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: IQALUIT.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING SOUTHERN DAVIS STRAIT
WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IQALUIT AND SURROUNDING AREAS
BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING
AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
THEREAFTER.
TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. LIMIT TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IF POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
WHEN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)NUSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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