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Yellow Warning - Freezing Rain

Issued at Wed 10:54 AM Jan. 7

Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Description

Freezing rain is expected. Locations: Sussex - Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County, Moncton and southeast New Brunswick, Oromocto and Sunbury County, Grand Lake and Queens County, St. Stephen and northern Charlotte County. Time span: continuing until this evening. Remarks: Freezing rain is likely to mix at times with both rain and snow, especially at higher elevations. Forecast guidance suggests local ice accretions of 2 to 5 mm. ### Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. There is risk of injury due to slips and falls. 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 NBstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NBStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

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Special Weather Statement

Issued at Wed 10:56 AM Jan. 7

Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Description

A combination of snow, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and rain is expected.

Locations: southern New Brunswick.

Potential snowfall: 5 to 15 cm.

Potential freezing rain duration: 3 to 6 hours.

Time span: this morning until early Thursday morning.

Remarks: A low pressure system is expected to track south of Nova Scotia, with forecast guidance giving a variety of wintry precipitation to southern New Brunswick. Precipitation is expected to begin as snow or patchy freezing drizzle across most areas, with totals varying based on elevation and proximity to the coast, before possibly transitioning to freezing rain or rain as temperatures rise. The exact track of this system is still uncertain and this will affect the amount and type of precipitation that falls.

Accumulations of snow and ice may create slippery and hazardous travel or walking conditions.

Freezing rain warnings are in effect for some locations.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NBStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

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