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WWCN16 CWNT 170842

BLIZZARD WARNING

FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:42 A.M. EDT MONDAY 17 MARCH 2025.

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BLIZZARD WARNING FOR:

      IQALUIT.



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==DISCUSSION==



A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY 

SNOW TO IQALUIT TODAY. 



HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR 

VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS 

AFTERNOON AS WINDS EASE.



VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND 

DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME LOST, 

REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THE BLIZZARD HAS PASSED. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

NUSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)NUSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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