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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:57 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      CALEDON

      UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM REGION

      NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK REGION

      DUFFERIN - INNISFIL

      OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY

      HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY

      BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND

      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND

      KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD

      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES

      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK

      TOWN OF PARRY SOUND - ROSSEAU - KILLBEAR PARK

      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN

      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST

      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



POTENT ICE STORM EXPECTED. 



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: 

FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A 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. FOR 

AREAS FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST, A BRIEF TRANSITION TO RAIN MAY OCCUR 

AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING SATURDAY. A SECOND ROUND 

OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL 

ONCE AGAIN. 



WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AS THE EVENT DRAWS NEARER.



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.



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