Yellow Warning - Wind

A period of strong southeasterly winds is expected.

Locations: Bay St. George to Port Saunders and the Straits.

Maximum wind gusts: 80 km/h, except 120 in areas prone to enhanced southeasterlies.

Time span: Sunday afternoon and night.

Remarks: Local enhancement in southeasterly flow typically occurs in the vicinities of Cape St. George, Port au Port Bay, the outer Bay of Islands, Trout River Bay, Bonne Bay, Western Brook Pond, St. Paul's Bay, Parson's Pond River, and St. John Bay.

Secure loose objects around your property that could be blown away.

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Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind.

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 social media using #NLwx.