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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 11:01 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      CITY OF TORONTO

      HALTON - PEEL

      YORK - DURHAM

      MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      DUFFERIN - INNISFIL

      GREY - BRUCE

      BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND

      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND

      KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD

      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES

      STIRLING - TWEED - MADOC

      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN

      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST.



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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 UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

LATE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A WIDESPREAD, PROLONGED FREEZING RAIN 

EVENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THE SWATH OF MAXIMUM ICE 

ACCRETION IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT, BUT CONFIDENCE IS 

HIGHEST FOR AREAS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ONTARIO BETWEEN PARRY SOUND 

AND 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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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