Het weer voor The Pippies

winter storm warning in effectHazardous winter conditions are expected.Locations: southeastern Labrador from L'Anse-au-Claire to Norman Bay.Total snowfall: near 25 cm inland and over higher terrain, with lesser amounts along the coast.Maximum wind gusts: northeasterly 80 km/h except 100 along the Labrador Straits.Time span: Sunday night.Similar storms in the past have caused:- hazardous driving conditions, especially along the Trans Labrador Highway between Red Bay and Mary's Harbour- scattered utility outagesRemarks: Snow will develop Sunday afternoon before becoming heavy at times Sunday evening. Precipitation will likely mix with or fall entirely as rain along parts of the coast. The snow will combine with strong northeasterly winds to cause poor visibility in snow and blowing snow, especially inland and over higher terrain. Conditions will improve Monday morning as the snow tapers off and winds ease.###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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #NLwx.Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.

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