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WOCN11 CWTO 280231

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:31 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 - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:

      MIDLAND - COLDWATER - ORR LAKE

      ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO

      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==



PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. 



WHAT: 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR A PROLONGED FREEZING RAIN EVENT OVER 

PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. A BRIEF TRANSITION TO RAIN MAY OCCUR 

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

ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY 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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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