WWCN16 CWHX 120746
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:16 A.M. NDT THURSDAY 12 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==

HEAVY SNOW WITH FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS: THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL (TODAY): 15 TO 20 CM WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
POSSIBLE. 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL (FRIDAY): 5 TO 10 CM. 

FREEZING RAIN DURATION: UP TO 6 HOURS. 
TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 2 TO 5 MM WITH 10 MM LOCALLY. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: SOUTHEASTERLY 50 KM/H, EXCEPT 80 KM/H ALONG 
PARTS OF THE COAST IN LOCALLY ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOW. 

TIME SPAN: THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SEVERAL HOURS OF ICE PELLETS OR 
FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN FINALLY CHANGE BACK 
TO SNOW LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH 
THE DAY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

LOCAL ENHANCEMENT IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TYPICALLY OCCURS IN THE 
VICINITY OF ST. JOHN BAY.

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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