WWCN16 CWHX 020858

ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:28 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY

      AVALON PENINSULA NORTH

      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST

      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST

      CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY

      BURIN PENINSULA.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.



LOCATIONS: THE AVALON AND BURIN PENINSULAS, AND CLARENVILLE AND 

VICINITY. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 50 CM, EXCEPT 20 TO 30 OVER PARTS OF THE 

SOUTHERN AVALON WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A 

PERIOD. 



TOTAL RAINFALL: 5 TO 10 MM (MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AVALON AND 

PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN SHORE). 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS TODAY: EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H. 



TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 



SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 

- SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES 

- DISRUPTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES 

- DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS OF FERRY AND TRANSIT SERVICES 



REMARKS: AS TEMPERATURES RISE TODAY, SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND DENSE, 

UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS. 



OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERNMOST REACHES OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, SNOW 

IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO RAIN OR ICE PELLETS LATER 

THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT. 



VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO AT TIMES AS STRONG WINDS WILL 

ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 5 CM PER HOUR AT 

TIMES.



AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PREPARE FOR 

DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES. WINTER STORM 

WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 

(SUCH AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, WIND AND RAIN) ARE EXPECTED OR 

OCCURRING. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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