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WWCN16 CWHX 310758
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:28 A.M. NDT MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
=NEW= GROS MORNE
=NEW= PARSON'S POND - HAWKE'S BAY.
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==DISCUSSION==
ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
LOCATIONS: THE WEST COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM CORNER BROOK TO
HAWKE'S BAY.
FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 6 TO 10 HOURS, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 HOURS ALONG
PARTS OF THE COAST.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED:
- HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
- DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES
REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY 5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW
AND ICE PELLETS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING ON TUESDAY MORNING
AS LOWER ELEVATION AREAS NEAR THE COAST WILL EXPERIENCE THE
TRANSITION TO RAIN EARLIER THAN HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. BE PREPARED
FOR CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATION CHANGES.
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS WILL
BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR
DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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