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WWCN12 CWNT 131116
YELLOW WARNING - STORM SURGE
FOR THE MACKENZIE DELTA AND ARCTIC COAST AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:16 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - STORM SURGE - FOR:
COASTLINE FROM MACKENZIE BAY TO MCKINLEY BAY INCL. TUKTOYAKTUK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN TUKTOYAKTUK.
MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
WATER LEVELS POSSIBLY REACHING 85 CM ABOVE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE.
HOWEVER, MODERATE FLOODING IS MORE LIKELY EARLY MONDAY MORNING,
WHERE WATER LEVELS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 1 METRE ABOVE HIGHEST
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.
WATER LEVELS WILL RECEDE MONDAY EVENING.
THIS WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH WATER LEVELS POSE A THREAT TO
COASTAL REGIONS DUE TO TIDES, STORM SURGE AND/OR WAVES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)NTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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