738  
WWCN10 CWUL 201949  
FREEZING RAIN WARNING  
FOR QUEBEC  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 2:49 P.M. EST MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2025.  
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:  
BLANC-SABLON.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
FREEZING RAIN EVENT  
 
WHAT:  
ABOUT 2 MILLIMETRES OF ICE ACCRETION IS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN MAY  
BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES.  
 
WHEN:  
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
 
WHERE:  
BLANC-SABLON  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. HOWEVER, UNTIL LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON, SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. AN EVENT TOTAL  
OF 5 TO 10 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.  
 
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS  
AFTERNOON AFTER THE FREEZING RAIN.  
 
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY  
BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH  
CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
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  
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)QCSTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/QSPC  
 
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