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WWCN10 CWUL 081645
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:45 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 OF APPROXIMATELY 20 CENTIMETRES ARE
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 CENTIMETRES ARE
EXPECTED WITH 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 AT TIMES HEAVY UNTIL THIS EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
WHERE:
RIMOUSKI AND MATANE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW COMBINED WITH HIGH WESTERLY WINDS ARE GENERATING BLOWING SNOW
AND DRIFTED SNOW 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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