WWCN10 CWUL 101603
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:03 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= LES ESCOUMINS - FORESTVILLE
      CHARLEVOIX
      LA TUQUE
      LAURENTIANS WILDLIFE RESERVE
      SAGUENAY
      LAC-SAINT-JEAN
      KAMOURASKA - RIVIERE-DU-LOUP - TROIS-PISTOLES
      TEMISCOUATA
      RIMOUSKI - MONT-JOLI.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED. 

WHAT: 
TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW AND ICE PELLETS OVER A 
24-HOUR PERIOD. 
STRONG WINDS REACHING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. 
BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. 
FROM 2 TO 5 MM OF FREEZING RAIN. 

WHEN: WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY 

WHERE: LA TUQUE, LAURENTIAN WILDLIFE RESERVE, CHARLEVOIX, SAGUENAY, 
KAMOURASKA, TEMISCOUATA AND RIMOUSKI. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING 
SNOW. AFTERWARDS, IN SOME PLACES, THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING 
RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW ON THURSDAY.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.

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