WWCN16 CWHX 221817

ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:47 P.M. NDT SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

=NEW= ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY

=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA NORTH

=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST

=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST.



ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - 

WINTER STORM - FOR:

      ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY

      AVALON PENINSULA NORTH

      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST

      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 50 CM. 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: EASTERLY 60 KM/H TUESDAY. 



LOCATIONS: THE AVALON PENINSULA. 



TIME SPAN: MONDAY EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 



REMARKS: SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING, THEN COMBINE WITH STRONG 

EASTERLY WINDS TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT 

MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY AT TIMES 

EXCEED 5 CM PER HOUR UNDER HEAVIER BANDS. THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION 

THROUGH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN ON TUESDAY AS 

TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO. 



A SECOND PERIOD OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE 

TUESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO 

SNOW. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY AND FURTHER 

INCREASE AT THIS TIME.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. AVOID 

NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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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