WWCN16 CWHX 180843
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:13 A.M. NST WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= BAY OF EXPLOITS
=NEW= GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS: GRAND FALLS - WINDSOR AND VICINITY, BAY OF EXPLOITS. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHERLY 50 TO 60 KM/H, EXCEPT 80 ALONG THE 
COAST. 

TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL REDUCE THE 
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW, OVER EXPOSED AREAS. 

THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED FLURRIES OR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE 
BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE 
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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 
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.

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