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WWCN16 CWHX 111940
YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:10 P.M. NST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
=NEW= CONNAIGRE
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER SOME AREAS.
LOCATIONS: CONNAIGRE, AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BURGEO
HIGHWAY.
FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 4 TO 7 HOURS.
TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 15 MM.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND
ICE PELLETS. FREEZING RAIN MAY BE BRIEF ALONG THE COAST, BUT WILL
PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS INLAND AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO RAIN LATER MONDAY
MORNING AND THEN TO SNOW NEAR NOON FOR THE BURGEO AREA AND IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR CONNAIGRE.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. BE VERY
CAREFUL IF WALKING OR DRIVING. 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.
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
END/NLWO
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