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WWCN10 CWUL 080923
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:23 A.M. EST SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
RIMOUSKI - MONT-JOLI
MATANE.
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==DISCUSSION==
WHAT:
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 20 CENTIMETRES BY SUNDAY MORNING.
TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 CENTIMETRES FOR THIS EVENT.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
WESTERLY WINDS REACHING UP TO 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
WHEN:
SNOW, SOMETIMES HEAVY, WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
WHERE:
RIMOUSKI AND MATANE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW AND HIGH WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW AND SNOWDRIFTS ON ROADS.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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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