WWCN16 CWHX 071929
WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:59 P.M. NST FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2025.
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WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST.

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==DISCUSSION==

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS: AVALON PENINSULA. 

EXPECTED SNOWFALL: 20 TO 30 CM, WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT: NORTHEASTERLY 80 TO 100 
KM/H. 
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS MONDAY: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 100 TO 120 KM/H. 

TIME SPAN: SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 
- SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES 
- DISRUPTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICES 
- SCATTERED UTILITY OUTAGES 
- DISRUPTIONS AND DELAYS TO ROAD, AIR AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION. 

REMARKS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY, 
AT TIMES, OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT, AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTHWESTERLY 
WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY 
ON MONDAY.

RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME 
LOCATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP OTHERS INFORMED OF YOUR SCHEDULE 
AND DESTINATION AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT AND MOBILE PHONE. 

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER 
WEATHER ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TOGETHER. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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