WWCN16 CWHX 131817
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:47 P.M. NDT FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
      PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
      NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS TO CAUSE 
BLOWING SNOW. 

LOCATIONS: THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA. 

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT: 5 TO 10 CM. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: WESTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H. 

TIME SPAN: ENDING OVERNIGHT. 

REMARKS: VISIBILITIES WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS STRENGTHENING 
WINDS COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW.

ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. ALLOW EXTRA 
TIME FOR TRAVEL. 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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