WWCN16 CWHX 021322
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:52 A.M. NDT TUESDAY 2 JULY 2024.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
      ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
      AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
      AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
      BURIN PENINSULA.

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==DISCUSSION==

PROLONGED, SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CONTINUES. 

TOTAL RAINFALL: 65 TO 125 MM, WITH POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS 
LOCALLY. 

LOCATIONS: AVALON AND BURIN PENINSULAS. 

TIME SPAN: CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE LED TO: 
- LOCALIZED FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE 
- ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS AND STREAMS, AT TIMES FLOWING OVER 
THE BANKS 
- WATER POOLING ON ROADS, AND EROSION OF ROAD SHOULDERS 

REMARKS: REPEATED PULSES OF RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, WILL CONTINUE. 
WITH THE GROUND ALREADY NEARLY SATURATED FROM EARLIER RAINFALL, THE 
RISK OF FLOODING IS HEIGHTENED IN SOME AREAS.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. DON'T APPROACH 
WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. 

RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.

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