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WWCN16 CWHX 190806

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:36 A.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

=NEW= ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY

=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA NORTH.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATION: NORTHERN AVALON PENINSULA. 



TOTAL FREEZING RAIN: 2 TO 5 MM. 



TIME SPAN: ENDING NEAR NOON. 



REMARKS: FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY BE PATCHY IN NATURE AS 

TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR ZERO THIS MORNING. SOME AREAS OVER THE 

NORTHWESTERN AVALON ARE LIKELY ALREADY EXPERIENCING FREEZING RAIN.



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

BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RUSH 

HOUR TRAFFIC IN URBAN 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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