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WWCN16 CWHX 190230

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT NDT WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY

      BAY ST. GEORGE.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY

      DEER LAKE - HUMBER VALLEY.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATIONS: BAY ST. GEORGE TO CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINTY. 



TOTAL FREEZING RAIN: 5 TO 10 MM (LASTING 4 TO 8 HOURS). 



TIME SPAN: LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL OVERNIGHT. 



REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY CONFINED TO 

HIGHER ELEVATIONS.



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

BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN 

AFFECTED AREAS. 



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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