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WWCN10 CWUL 070958
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:58 A.M. EST FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
TROIS-PISTOLES AREA
POHENEGAMOOK AREA
RIVIERE-DU-LOUP AREA
TEMISCOUATA
RIMOUSKI - MONT-JOLI
AMQUI - MATAPEDIA VALLEY
RESTIGOUCHE - CARLETON AREA.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO END THE WEEK.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 CENTIMETRES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
WHEN:
HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING.
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
WHERE:
THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE GASPE PENINSULA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO
70 TO 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND SNOWDRIFTS
ON ROADS.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TOGETHER.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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