WWCN16 CWHX 171326
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:56 A.M. NDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
      BURGEO - RAMEA.

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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. 

LOCATIONS: BURGEO - RAMEA. 

TOTAL RAINFALL: 60 TO 90 MM, EXCEPT LOCALLY 150 MM OR MORE INLAND. 

TIME SPAN: UNTIL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 
- RAPID RUNOFF DUE TO FROZEN OR SATURATED GROUND 
- ACCELERATED SNOWMELT ADDING TO RUNOFF VOLUMES 
- EROSION ALONG ROAD SHOULDERS AND SMALLER WASHOUTS 

REMARKS: CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID ADVERSE 
CONDITIONS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 
DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM 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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