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WWCN16 CWHX 161841
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:11 P.M. NDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= CORNER BROOK AND VICINITY
=NEW= GROS MORNE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAINFALL, COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW, IS EXPECTED. THE FROZEN GROUND
HAS A REDUCED ABILITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS: CORNER BROOK TO GROS MORNE.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 20 TO 40 MM, WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LONG RANGE MOUNTAINS.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
REMARKS: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE
QUICKLY CHANGING THROUGH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
RAIN, MILD TEMPERATURES, AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO RAPID
SNOWMELT, EVEN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY
RISING WATER LEVELS IN STREAMS, CREATING AN INCREASED RISK OF
LOCALIZED FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND AREAS WITH
POOR DRAINAGE.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. ALLOW EXTRA
TIME FOR TRAVEL. WATCH FOR WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND
CULVERTS. 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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