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WWCN10 CWUL 030821
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:21 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 3 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.
WHAT: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES FOLLOWED
BY ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN.
WHEN: UNTIL OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN, CHARLEVOIX AND LOWER ST. LAWRENCE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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 LOCAL BLOWING SNOW,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN REGION.
A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONCE AGAIN GIVE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THESE AREAS ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO
PRODUCE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING 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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