WWCN16 CWHX 220751

YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:21 A.M. NDT SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. 



LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY. 



ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: NEAR 2 CM. 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHWESTERLY 70 TO 90 KM/H. 



TIME SPAN: ENDING LATE IN THE DAY TODAY. 



REMARKS: FRESH SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG 

WINDS TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. 

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE NEAR MIDDAY TODAY AS WINDS BEGIN TO EASE.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. CONSIDER 

POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL 

CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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.



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