WWCN16 CWHX 100802
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:32 A.M. NDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= BAY OF EXPLOITS
=NEW= GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY
=NEW= GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
=NEW= BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
=NEW= BAY ST. GEORGE
=NEW= CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
=NEW= DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY
=NEW= GROS MORNE
=NEW= PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY
=NEW= PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS
=NEW= NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS, FREEZING RAIN, 
AND STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS: CENTRAL, WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEWFOUNDAND. 

POTENTIAL SNOWFALL: 15 TO 25 CM, EXCEPT 35 CM OR MORE OVER HIGHER 
TERRAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST. 

POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 6 TO 8 HOURS. 
POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 15 MM. 

POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: EASTERLY 50 KM/H, EXCEPT NEAR 80 ALONG PARTS 
OF THE WEST COAST PRONE TO DOWNSLOPE ENHANCEMENT. 

TIME SPAN: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. 

REMARKS: A DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM APPEARS LIKELY TO BRING ADVERSE 
WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS 
UNCERTAIN, BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER 
SOME LOCATIONS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW, WITH 
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE, BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ICE 
PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN. THE TIMING OF THE TRANSITION IS UNCERTAIN 
AT THIS TIME.

ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME 
FOR TRAVEL. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 

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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