WWCN10 CWUL 071003
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR QUEBEC
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:03 A.M. EST FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= LES ESCOUMINS - FORESTVILLE
=NEW= BAIE-COMEAU.

WINTER STORM WARNING - REPLACES SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
      LES ESCOUMINS - FORESTVILLE
      BAIE-COMEAU.

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==DISCUSSION==

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO END THE WEEK. 

WHAT: 
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CENTIMETRES. 
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 
SNOW. 

WHEN: 
HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING. 
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WHERE: 
THE UPPER NORTH SHORE AND BAIE-COMEAU. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 
70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND SNOWDRIFTS ON 
ROADS.

CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 
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 
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.

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