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WWCN10 CWUL 030824
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:24 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 3 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
WHAT: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 35 CENTIMETRES
WHEN: UNTIL OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHERE: LES ESCOUMINS, LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND CHALEUR BAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONCE AGAIN GIVE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THESE AREAS ON SUNDAY. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT
OF THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THESE TWO SYSTEMS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
IMPACTS, SUCH AS SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL 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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