WWCN17 CWHX 170810
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:10 A.M. ADT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
      NAIN AND VICINITY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE.

LOCATIONS: NAIN AND VICINITY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM. 

TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 2 TO 5 MM. 
FREEZING RAIN DURATION: AROUND 4 HOURS. 

MAXIMUM WINDS GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 60 KM/H. 

TIME SPAN: CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY. 

REMARKS: AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ICE PELLETS THEN FREEZING RAIN 
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

OVER NATUASHISH, TEMPERATURES MAY RISE JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK 
WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY TONIGHT, RESULTING IN A RAPID FREEZE 
OF ANY STANDING WATER IN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES HAPPEN TO NUDGE 
ABOVE ZERO.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. 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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