Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued for Newfoundland
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on July 31, 2026, 3 weeks 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 heavy rainfall affecting western, central, and northeastern Newfoundland until Thursday.
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- Record type
- Rainfall Warning
- Affected area
- Western, Central, and Northeastern Newfoundland
- Issued
- July 31, 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 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western, Central, and Northeastern Newfoundland.
Alert Details
Yellow warning - rainfall - in effect, issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-06-25T00:42:13-00:00 until 2026-06-25T16:42:13-00:00.
Affected Areas
Western, central, and northeastern Newfoundland. Specific area includes Burgeo - Ramea.
What You Should Do
Monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. Report severe weather to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or on X using #NLwx.
Expected Conditions
Heavy rain is occurring with total rainfall of 50 to 70 mm, except potentially more than 80 mm locally in areas of heaviest rain. Rainfall rates of up to 10 mm per hour are occurring over some locations. Water will likely pool on roads and in low-lying areas. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced at times.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until early Thursday morning in western and central areas, and until Thursday afternoon in the northeast.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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