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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:43 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      OTTAWA SOUTH - RICHMOND - METCALFE

      WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON

      MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT

      SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY

      BARRY'S BAY - KILLALOE

      ALGONQUIN

      SOUTH RIVER - BURK'S FALLS.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. 



WHAT: 

PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POWER OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

SUNDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

AFTER A BREAK IN THE SNOW AND ICE PELLETS ON SATURDAY, FREEZING RAIN 

IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY 

EVENING. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO 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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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