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WWCN16 CWHX 110922
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:52 A.M. NST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA
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, BURGEO TO RAMEA.
TOTAL RAINFALL:
-25 TO 35 MM FOR CONNAIGRE AND BURIN PENINSULAS. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
-15 TO 25 MM FOR BURGEO TO RAMEA.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 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. FREEZING RAIN MAY LINGER LONGER OVER THE BURGEO AND BAY
D'ESPOIR HIGHWAYS MONDAY MORNING.
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.
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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