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WWCN10 CWUL 081649
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:49 A.M. EST SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
LES ESCOUMINS - FORESTVILLE
BAIE-COMEAU.
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==DISCUSSION==
WHAT:
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 5 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25
CENTIMETRES.
NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
SNOW CONTINUING TODAY.
BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WHERE:
ESCOUMINS AND BAIE-COMEAU.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO
70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WILL GIVE BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW 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.
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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