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WWCN15 CWUL 161925
YELLOW WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR NUNAVIK
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:25 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
QUAQTAQ.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
WHAT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN: FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
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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