Here’s the latest on this weekend's winter storms in Canada
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From snow, to high winds, to extreme cold, much of Canada is under a severe weather alert this weekend. Here's what to expect in your region.
From snow, to high winds, to extreme cold, much of Canada is under a severe weather alert this weekend.
Here's what to expect in your region:
The southeastern tip of Labrador and the entirety of Newfoundland's coast are under at least one weather alert as of Sunday morning, with warnings for wind, rainfall and winter storms blanketing much of the island.
The area of Labrador from Norman Bay to Lodge Bay is under a winter storm warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is cautioning snowfall may reach up to 25 centimetres in inland and higher terrain, with wind gusts of up to 80 km/h for much of the area and up to 100 km/h among the Labrador Straits, active to varying degrees by region from Sunday evening into Monday.
In Newfoundland, overlapping warnings are in effect across the island. In the north, a winter storm warning is listing snowfall of between 20 and 30 centimetres and gusts of up to 100 km/h from Sunday morning to Monday. Wind warnings cover the northwest and southeastern portion of the province, with gusts reaching closer to 120 km/h near the eastern coast. The eastern tip of the island is also subject to a rainfall warning of 30 to 50 millimetres, expected to continue until Sunday night.
A special weather statement in Newfoundland's southwest corner lists snowfall of five to 10 centimetres, with more possible in higher terrain.
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