WWCN16 CWHX 211832

YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:02 P.M. NDT SATURDAY 21 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==



SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. 



LOCATIONS: CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 40 CM. 



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



TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 



REMARKS: STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WRECKHOUSE 

AREA, WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 

BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE 

OVERNIGHT AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE WINDS BECOME 

NORTHWESTERLY AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO. VISIBILITY WILL 

IMPROVE LATER SUNDAY MORNING AS THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES.



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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