WWCN16 CWNT 161954
BLIZZARD WARNING
FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:54 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025.
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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= IQALUIT.

BLIZZARD WARNING - REPLACES WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
      IQALUIT.

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==DISCUSSION==

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY 
SNOW TO IQALUIT STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN IQALUIT SUNDAY EVENING AND WINDS WILL 
PICK UP LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL 
BEGIN AS THESE WINDS GUST TO 80 KM/H. 

THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE ON MONDAY MORNING, IMPROVING VISIBILITY 
CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, HEAVY SNOW WILL START TO FALL AS A SECONDARY 
LOW APPROACHES BAFFIN ISLAND. THIS WARNING MAY BE TRANSITIONED TO A 
SNOWFALL WARNING AS NECESSARY.

VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND 
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME LOST, 
REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THE BLIZZARD HAS PASSED. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 
(HASH)NUSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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