WWCN11 CWHX 211254

YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL

FOR NOVA SCOTIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 9:54 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:

      INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH

      VICTORIA COUNTY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 



LOCATIONS: INVERNESS - MABOU AND NORTH AND VICTORIA COUNTIES. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, LESS ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. 



TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 



REMARKS: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, REACHING PEAK 

INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED 

TO BE WET AND HEAVY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INLAND AND OVER THE 

HIGHLANDS, WHILE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN OCCURS NEAR THE COAST.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO 

ACCUMULATING SNOW. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT 

IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

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

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



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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