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WWCN11 CWHX 170704
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:04 A.M. AST MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
PICTOU COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
DURATION: 4 OR MORE HOURS.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, CHANGING TO RAIN BRIEFLY BEFORE
MORNING.
REMARKS: SNOW OR ICE PELLETS WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT
AND END AS TEMPERATURES BRIEFLY CLIMB ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING. ICE
ACCRETION AMOUNTS COULD BE IN THE 5 TO 10 MM RANGE IN SOME AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY
BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. ICE BUILD-UP MAY CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO
BREAK. UTILITY OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.
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
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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