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WWCN16 CWHX 010743

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:13 A.M. NDT TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

=NEW= PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS

=NEW= NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATIONS: GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA. 



FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 4 TO 6 HOURS. 



TIME SPAN: TODAY. 



SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 

- HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 

- DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES 



REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY 5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW 

AND ICE PELLETS.



SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 

BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH 

CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO 

TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

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

NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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