St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong winds with severe and damaging gusts are expected.

Locations: Bonavista Peninsula and northern Avalon Peninsula including St. John's and vicinity.

Maximum wind gusts: west to northwesterly 130 to 140 km/h.

Time span: near midnight until early Tuesday morning.

Similar storms in the past have caused:
- disruptions to ferry services
- toppling of trees and property damage to roofs and fences
- extended utility outages due to fallen branches and lines
- cancellations of scheduled activities

Remarks: A period of very strong winds is expected to occur on the backside of a departing storm system.

Secure outdoor objects that could be lifted by strong winds. Take steps to be prepared for extended utility outages. Keep mobile devices charged.

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Significant damage to buildings and/or trees is likely.

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.