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WWCN16 CWHX 110254
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:24 P.M. NST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
BURIN PENINSULA
CONNAIGRE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED. THE FROZEN GROUND HAS A REDUCED
ABILITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS: CONNAIGRE AND BURIN PENINSULAS.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 25 TO 40 MM.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY.
REMARKS: THE RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW, ICE PELLETS,
AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE AND A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN
OCCURS. SUBSEQUENT RAIN AND SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO WATER POOLING ON
ROADS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO THEN FALL BACK BELOW THE FREEZING MARK ON MONDAY NIGHT,
WHICH MAY LEAD TO ROADS AND WALKWAYS BECOMING ICY AND SLIPPERY AS
STANDING WATER FREEZES.
WINDS WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INTENSIFY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
LATER IN THE DAY ON MONDAY. FURTHER WARNINGS FOR WIND ARE LIKELY TO
BE ISSUED WITH SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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