Uyarılar, Little Cobbler Island

winter storm warning in effect Hazardous winter conditions are expected. A significant winter storm is expected. Time span: from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. Expected snowfall: 20 to 30 cm. Locally higher amounts possible. Maximum wind gusts: north to northeasterly up to 80 km/h, strongest on Saturday night. Locations: the Great Northern Peninsula. Similar storms in the past have led to: - hazardous driving conditions - delays and cancellations to ferry services - scattered utility outages Remarks: Snow will begin Saturday morning, then become heavy and combine with strong winds Saturday night to create widespread blowing snow with near-zero visibility. The snow may change to freezing drizzle overnight Saturday night over eastern portions of the Great Northern Peninsula. Conditions are expected to improve by Sunday morning over most areas, but onshore flurries may persist through the day Sunday for areas along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Reevaluate plans for travel and outdoor activities this weekend. Rapidly accumulating snow and near-zero visibility will create dangerous conditions on roads and highways. ### 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.