Active Alerts Cape Race, NL

Prolonged, significant rainfall is expected.

Total rainfall: 50 to 100 mm, with potential for locally higher amounts.

Locations: Avalon and Burin Peninsulas.

Time span: Monday through Wednesday (most intense on Tuesday and Tuesday night).

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, are expected to impact eastern Newfoundland over the next few days. With the ground already nearly saturated from earlier rainfall, the risk of flooding is heightened in some areas.

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