WWCN16 CWHX 021416

YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:46 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      BONAVISTA PENINSULA

      TERRA NOVA

      GANDER AND VICINITY

      BONAVISTA NORTH

      BAY OF EXPLOITS

      GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.



LOCATIONS: PARTS OF EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, AND CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 15 CM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MANY AREAS. 5 TO 10 

CM MORE IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FURTHER 5 CM TONIGHT. 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, STRONGEST 

ALONG THE COAST. 



TIME SPAN: TODAY AND TONIGHT. 



REMARKS: AS A RESULT OF TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR ZERO TODAY, THE 

SNOW WILL BECOME WET AND DENSE, UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT 

SNOWFALLS.



CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 

UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO 

TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND 

AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. 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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