Freezing Rain Warning in Effect for Northeastern Newfoundland
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on April 23, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for freezing rain affecting parts of northeastern Newfoundland, with expected accumulations of 5 to 15 mm over 8 to 12 hours.
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- Record type
- Freezing Rain
- Affected area
- Northeastern Newfoundland
- Issued
- April 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Newfoundland.
Alert Details
A yellow warning for freezing rain has been issued by Environment Canada (ECCC). This alert is in effect and classified as moderate severity.
Affected Areas
The warning impacts parts of northeastern Newfoundland, specifically the Bonavista North area.
What You Should Do
Roads and walkways may become icy and slippery, so exercise caution while traveling. Local utility outages are possible; continue to monitor alerts and forecasts from Environment Canada. To report severe weather, email NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post on X using #NLwx.
Expected Conditions
Freezing rain amounts are expected to total 5 to 15 mm. Freezing rain rates will ease this evening and could taper to freezing drizzle over some locations before ending.
Timeline
The alert is effective from April 23, 2026, at 01:27:06 UTC and expires on April 23, 2026, at 08:06:06 UTC, with the time span ending overnight.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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