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WWCN17 CWHX 221913

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR LABRADOR

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:13 P.M. ADT SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      EAGLE RIVER

      CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE

      NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY

      RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.



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==DISCUSSION==



ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATIONS: RED BAY TO CARTWRIGHT, INLAND AREAS OF RED BAY TO 

L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR, AND THE EAGLE RIVER REGION, MAINLY EAST OF CROOKS 

LAKE. 



TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 15 MM ALONG THE COAST AND LOCALLY 

15 TO 25 MM INLAND. 



TIME SPAN: ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 



SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 

- HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 

- CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES 

- DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES 

- DAMAGE TO TREES AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 

- POWER OUTAGES 



REMARKS: RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST WHERE 

TEMPERATURES STAY JUST ABOVE ZERO. PRECIPITATION OVER ALL AREAS WILL 

TRANSITION TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.



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

BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 



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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