WOCN16 CWHX 121823

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:53 P.M. NDT TUESDAY 12 MAY 2026.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY

      BAY ST. GEORGE

      CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY

      GROS MORNE

      PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY

      PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS.



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==DISCUSSION==



LATE-SEASON, ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER SOME AREAS. 



LOCATIONS: WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL: 

- LESS THAN 5 CM ALONG THE COAST 

- POTENTIALLY 10 TO 20 CM OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS 



TIME SPAN: TONIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 



REMARKS: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL PRIMARILY AS RAIN THIS EVENING, AND 

THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW OVER MANY AREAS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH 

THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE STEADILY AND 

SIGNIFICANTLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN, WHILE RAIN, OR A MIXTURE OF SNOW 

AND RAIN, IS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST. 



SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY MAKE TRAVEL SLOW OR HAZARDOUS. ROADS AND 

WALKWAYS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. 



CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE MOST HAZARDOUS 

CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING 

CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.



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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.



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