WWCN16 CWHX 020901

YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:31 A.M. NST MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:

      BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR

      CONNAIGRE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY, BLOWING SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. 



LOCATIONS: CONNAIGRE AND THE BAY D'ESPOIR HIGHWAY. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM. 



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 KM/H, HIGHEST ALONG THE 

COAST. 



TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 



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

UNLIKE THE FLUFFY NATURE OF RECENT SNOWFALLS. THE COMBINATION OF 

SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 

SNOW AT TIMES. 



SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THE BUCHANS 

AND MILLERTOWN AREA AT THIS TIME.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. CONSIDER 

POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL 

CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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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