WWCN17 CWHX 170059
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:59 P.M. ADT MONDAY 16 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 ARE EXPECTED.

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: LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING. 

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

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

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY TUESDAY NIGHT, 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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