WOCN16 CWHX 211848
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:18 P.M. NDT TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR
      CONNAIGRE.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
      BAY OF EXPLOITS
      GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY
      GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.

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==DISCUSSION==

SNOW, FOLLOWED BY ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN, IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS: CONNAIGRE AND BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR. 

POTENTIAL SNOWFALL AND ICE PELLET ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 CM. 

POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 4 TO 8 HOURS. 
POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNT: 2 TO 5 MM. 

TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

REMARKS: PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW, AND THEN MIX 
WITH OR CHANGE TO ICE PELLETS OVER MOST AREAS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING 
RAIN MAY ALSO FOLLOW IN SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS 
OFF. 

ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY CREATE SLIPPERY AND 
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF 
FREEZING RAIN CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE MOST ADVERSE 
CONDITIONS.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
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