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WWCN10 CWUL 082044  
WINTER STORM WARNING  
FOR QUEBEC  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 3:44 P.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.  
NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.  
WESTERLY WINDS REACHING UP TO 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.  
 
WHEN:  
UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
WHERE:  
RIMOUSKI AND MATANE.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
SNOW COMBINED WITH HIGH WESTERLY WINDS ARE GENERATING WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW BLADES ON THE ROADWAY.  
 
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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