WWCN13 CWHX 180827 WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:27 A.M. AST TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WINTER STORM WARNING FOR: ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS, SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 110 KM/H THIS MORNING, TIME SPAN: TODAY, AND TONIGHT, ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. REMARKS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE SLIGHTLY LATER TODAY, BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINTER STORM WARNINGS 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 NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/ASPC