WWCN16 CWHX 040108

ORANGE WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:38 P.M. NDT SUNDAY 3 MAY 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND - FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS CONTINUE.



MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 140 KM/H IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. 



TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL MONDAY MORNING (STRONGEST NEAR MIDNIGHT 

TONIGHT).



DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED 

VEHICLES COULD BE OVERTURNED BY THE WIND. PREPARE FOR SOME 

DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. 



WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF 

DAMAGING WINDS. 



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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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