WWCN11 CWHX 240211
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:11 P.M. AST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
      LUNENBURG COUNTY
      QUEENS COUNTY
      SHELBURNE COUNTY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES. 

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL: 10 CM, EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 20 CM POSSIBLE 
UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 80 KM/H, EXCEPT 100 OVER EXPOSED 
AREAS, GRADUALLY EASING OVERNIGHT. 

TIME SPAN: UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE 
ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY 
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR DISRUPTIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES. 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 
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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