WWCN16 CWHX 210815

YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN

FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:45 A.M. NDT TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:

=NEW= CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY

=NEW= TERRA NOVA

=NEW= GANDER AND VICINITY

=NEW= BONAVISTA NORTH.



---------------------------------------------------------------------

IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. 



LOCATIONS: PARTS OF EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 8 TO 12 HOURS. 

TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 15 MM. 



TIME SPAN: WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



REMARKS: THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW AND 

ICE PELLETS. THE TRANSITION FROM ICE PELLETS TO FREEZING RAIN MAY BE 

SLOWER OVER THE GANDER AND BONAVISTA NORTH REGIONS, WITH A QUICKER 

TRANSITION FARTHER EAST. FREEZING RAIN MAY LATER CHANGE TO RAIN IN 

SOME LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST, WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE 

EXPECTED TO BECOME SLIGHTLY MILDER.



ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. LOCAL 

UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



END/NLWO