Freezing Rain Warning Issued

Environment Canada

(Locations listed below description)

Ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected or occurring.

Two episodes of freezing rain are expected.

Locations: Gander and vicinity, Bonavista North, Terra Nova.

Time span: Continuing until Sunday evening.

Total freezing rain amounts: 10 to 20 mm (highest inland).

Similar storms in the past have caused poor travel conditions and utility outages. Outages may be lengthy depending on the severity of the icing.

Remarks: Precipitation is expected to change back to rain overnight tonight before changing once again to freezing precipitation on Sunday.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break.

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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #nlwx.

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