963
WWCN15 CWUL 160835
YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR NUNAVIK
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:35 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
=NEW= QUAQTAQ.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
WHAT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN: BEGINNING LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND ENDING LATE IN THE
DAY ON SUNDAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
NEARLY 30 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO
VISIBILITY.
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
END/QSPC
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