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WWCN14 CWHX 280747  
RAINFALL WARNING  
FOR NEW BRUNSWICK  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 4:47 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2024.  
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:  
=NEW= ACADIAN PENINSULA  
=NEW= BATHURST AND CHALEUR REGION  
=NEW= CAMPBELLTON AND EASTERN HALF OF RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY  
=NEW= GRAND FALLS AND VICTORIA COUNTY  
=NEW= MIRAMICHI AND AREA  
=NEW= MOUNT CARLETON - RENOUS HIGHWAY.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED. THE FROZEN GROUND HAS A REDUCED  
ABILITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL.  
 
TOTAL RAINFALL: 25 TO 45 MM BY LATE FRIDAY, WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE NORTHEAST.  
 
LOCATIONS: MOST OF NORTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK.  
 
TIME SPAN: TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
REMARKS: A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW  
BRUNSWICK FRIDAY EVENING, BUT THIS CHANGEOVER MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL  
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOME PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST, LEADING TO  
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IN THOSE AREAS. MILD TEMPERATURES  
WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CAUSING RAPID SNOWMELT AND SIGNIFICANT  
RUN-OFF.  
 
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS  
CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. DON'T APPROACH  
WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.  
 
RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
NBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NBSTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/ASPC  
 
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