Active AlertsHolyrood, NL
Orange Warning - Wind
Very strong winds are expected.
Locations: northeastern and eastern Newfoundland, as well as the Avalon Peninsula.
Maximum wind gusts: southerly up to 100 km/h along parts of the coast shifting to southwest to westerly 100 to 110 km/h except 130 km/h along the coast.
Time span: Monday afternoon and Monday night.
Additional information:
Precipitation will begin as snow this evening and transition through a period of freezing rain and ice pellets to rain either overnight tonight or Monday morning.
Total Rainfall:
- (northeast coast) 5 to 10 mm.
- (east coast and Avalon Peninsula) 10 to 20 mm.
Total snowfall:
- (northeast coast) 5 to 10 cm.
- (east coast and Avalon Peninsula) 2 to 5 cm.
Freezing rain duration: 2 to 3 hours.
Remarks: Temperatures will fall quickly Monday afternoon and precipitation will transition back to snow for some areas. Walking and driving may become hazardous due to increasingly icy conditions.
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High-sided vehicles could be overturned by the wind.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx.
For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.
Prepare for some disruptions to transportation, services, and utilities.