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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:04 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      GATINEAU

      TAMWORTH - SYDENHAM - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK

      BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      CORNWALL - MORRISBURG

      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE

      HUNTSVILLE - BAYSVILLE

      TOWN OF PARRY SOUND - ROSSEAU - KILLBEAR PARK

      HALIBURTON

      RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY

      ALGONQUIN

      BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.



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==DISCUSSION==



POTENT SPRING ICE STORM LIKELY. 



WHAT: 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION FROM FREEZING RAIN. GENERAL ICE ACCRETION 

AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 15 MM, WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MM POSSIBLE. 

POSSIBLE SNOW AND ICE PELLET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 15 CM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

SLIPPERY SURFACES AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES FROM ICE BUILD-UP. 



WHEN: 

LATE FRIDAY INTO MONDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A WIDESPREAD, PROLONGED FREEZING RAIN 

EVENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO. THE SWATH 

OF MAXIMUM ICE ACCRETION IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT, BUT 

CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR AN AREA FROM SAULT STE. MARIE SOUTHEAST 

THROUGH PARRY SOUND TO KINGSTON. WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS THE 

EVENT DRAWS NEARER. 



A BREAK IN THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS LATE IN THE 

DAY ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF 

FREEZING RAIN BEGINS.



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. TO 

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.



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