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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:57 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      GATINEAU

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      CORNWALL - MORRISBURG

      SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY

      RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY

      ALGONQUIN

      SOUTH RIVER - BURK'S FALLS.



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:

      BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS - DENBIGH

      BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE

      PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK COUNTY

      HUNTSVILLE - BAYSVILLE

      OXTONGUE LAKE - FORT IRWIN - NORTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY

      BAYFIELD INLET - DUNCHURCH.



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==DISCUSSION==



HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN ON 

SUNDAY. 



WHAT: 

SNOW, ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN. 

POSSIBLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 CM. 

POSSIBLE ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

SNOW AND ICE PELLETS BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO 

SATURDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ONTARIO WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW 

OR ICE PELLETS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER A BREAK IN THE SNOW 

AND ICE PELLETS ON SATURDAY, FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN 

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 



WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED 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. 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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