AWCN16 CWHX 031534
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:04 P.M. NST TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2026.

DISCUSSION.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED OFF CAPE HATTERAS ON SATURDAY AND 
INTENSIFIED AS IT TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD, PASSING SOUTHEAST OF THE 
AVALON PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT 
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND THROUGH THE DAY 
MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT, ALONG WITH AN INTERMEDIATE PERIOD OF 
RAIN OR DRIZZLE OVER SOUTHEASTERNMOST AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 
STORM RESULTED IN NUMEROUS SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSURES, DISRUPTIONS 
TO TRANSIT AND AIR TRAVEL, AND SEVERAL UTILITY OUTAGES. 

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY 
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA AS OF 11:30 A.M. NST. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL (CENTIMETRES): 

PARADISE: 47.1 * 
ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 45.8 
ST. JOHN'S EAST: 44.3 * 
ST. JOHN'S (BLACKHEAD ROAD): 43.9 * 
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH: 42.5 * 
GREEN'S HARBOUR: 35.0 * 
GANDER (WEST): 27.4 * 
WINTERLAND (AUTO): 19.0 
LETHBRIDGE: 18.0 
BAY D'ESPOIR: 15.0 * 
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR: 11.9 * 

SNOWFALL DATA FROM AUTOMATED (AUTO) STATIONS WERE DERIVED FROM A 
COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION WEIGHING GAUGE AND SNOW-DEPTH SENSORS. 

MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS (KILOMETRES PER HOUR): 

SAGONA ISLAND: 128 
CAPE PINE: 116 * 
ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 107 
GRATES COVE: 106 
BONAVISTA: 105 
BAULINE: 98 * 
TOPSAIL: 98 * 
ARGENTIA: 97 
ST. LAWRENCE: 96 
BURGEO: 95 
TRINITY (FORT POINT): 94 * 
POOL'S ISLAND: 89 
TWILLINGATE: 87 

* DENOTES DATA FROM AN UNOFFICIAL STATION.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

END/NLWO