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WWCN10 CWUL 021934
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:34 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
SAGUENAY
LAC-SAINT-JEAN
TROIS-PISTOLES AREA
RIVIERE-DU-LOUP AREA
TEMISCOUATA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
WINTER STORM ON TAP
WHAT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES FOLLOWED BY ICE
PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN.
WHEN: LATE THIS EVENING TO OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN, CHARLEVOIX AND THE LOWER ST.
LAWRENCE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ICE
PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS OF 5 MILLIMETRES
ARE POSSIBLE. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW
LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN AREA.
A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OVER THESE AREAS SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO BRING A MIXED BAG OF
PRECIPITATION, WHICH COULD INCLUDE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ALLOW EXTRA
TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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