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WWCN16 CWHX 240749
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:19 A.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
=NEW= NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
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==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 10 MM (HIGHEST INLAND AND OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN).
LOCATIONS: NORTHERN PENINSULA EAST.
TIME SPAN: THIS EVENING UNTIL OVERNIGHT.
REMARKS: ICE ACCRETION WILL LIKELY BE MOST EXTENSIVE INLAND AND OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW
FREEZING. A COMBINATION OF BOTH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY
OCCUR NEAR THE COAST WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO ZERO.
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY
BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. SLOW DOWN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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