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WWCN10 CWUL 021929
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:29 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
RIMOUSKI - MONT-JOLI
AMQUI - MATAPEDIA VALLEY
RESTIGOUCHE - BONAVENTURE
LES ESCOUMINS - FORESTVILLE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON TAP
WHAT: 30 TO 40 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW
WHEN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: ESCOUMINS, LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND CHALEUR BAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OVER THESE AREAS SUNDAY. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS PRODUCED BY BOTH SYSTEMS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL IMPACTS, SUCH
AS SIGNIFICANT ADDED WEIGHT ON STRUCTURES.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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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