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WWCN16 CWHX 050803
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:33 A.M. NDT SUNDAY 5 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
=NEW= BURIN PENINSULA
=NEW= CONNAIGRE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW, IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN AVALON, BURIN PENINSULA, AND CONNAIGRE.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 15 TO 30 MM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
REMARKS: THE RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW THIS EVENING
BEFORE CHANGING THROUGH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN
OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE.
SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL SLOW OR HAZARDOUS. RAIN
AND MELTING SNOW CAN RESULT IN POOLING OF WATER. ROADS AND WALKWAYS
MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. CONSIDER ADJUSTING
TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE MOST ADVERSE CONDITIONS.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. 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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