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WWCN16 CWHX 170626

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:56 A.M. NDT MONDAY 17 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      PORT SAUNDERS AND THE STRAITS

      NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      BONAVISTA NORTH

      BAY OF EXPLOITS

      GREEN BAY - WHITE BAY

      PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATIONS: GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA. 



TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: GENERALLY 5 MM OR LESS. 



FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 4 TO 8 HOURS. 



TIME SPAN: EARLY THIS MONRING. 



REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN INTENSITY WILL BE LIGHT AND EVEN 

INTERMITTENT OR MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE BUT WILL PERSIST FOR 

SEVERAL HOURS. 



MILD TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL FOLLOW THE 

FREEZING RAIN.



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

BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. 



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.



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