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WWCN17 CWHX 160823
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR LABRADOR
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:23 A.M. ADT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAINFALL, COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW, IS EXPECTED. THE FROZEN GROUND
HAS A REDUCED ABILITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS: RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 15 TO 25 MM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
TIME SPAN: TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THEN TRANSITION THROUGH ICE
PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, AS TEMPERATURES
QUICKLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING ON TUESDAY.
AFTER THIS BRIEF WARMUP, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY TUESDAY
NIGHT, RESULTING IN A RAPID FREEZE OF STANDING WATER.
THIS COMBINATION OF SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, AND RAIN COULD CREATE
DIFFICULT TRAVEL, ICY SURFACES, LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOWMELT, AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS STANDING WATER RAPIDLY
REFREEZES.
ADDITIONALLY, STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 90 KM/H ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS.
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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