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WWCN10 CWUL 030255
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:55 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: AN ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY
ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN.
WHEN: LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN, CHARLEVOIX AND BAS-SAINT-LAURENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ICE
PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN. AN AMOUNT OF 5 MILLIMETRES OF FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW
LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY IN SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN.
A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OVER THESE AREAS ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO PRODUCE 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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