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WWCN16 CWHX 110803
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:33 A.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA
=NEW= CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES AND VICINITY
=NEW= BAY ST. GEORGE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECT AFTER A PERIOD OF SNOW, ICE PELLETS,
AND FREEZING RAIN.
LOCATIONS: SOUTHWEST COAST.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 15 TO 25 MM WITH POSSIBLY 50 MM IN BURGEO - RAMEA.
TIME SPAN: THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: A STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN
TONIGHT, BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO RAIN BY THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL
RATES OF 5 TO 10 MM PER HOUR MAY OCCUR OVER SOME LOCATIONS WITH
HIGHEST RATES POSSIBLE IN BURGEO.
SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY DUE TO RECENT SNOWMELT AND FROZEN
GROUND CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR
WHERE WATER CANNOT BE ABSORBED BY THE GROUND OR CANNOT PROPERLY
DRAIN. ADDITIONALLY, STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY RUN SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE INCREASED RUNOFF.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. ALLOW EXTRA
TIME FOR TRAVEL. RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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