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WOCN11 CWTO 290548

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 1:48 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

=NEW= BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS - DENBIGH

=NEW= MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE

=NEW= WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE

=NEW= BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT

=NEW= PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK COUNTY

=NEW= HUNTSVILLE - BAYSVILLE

=NEW= OXTONGUE LAKE - FORT IRWIN - NORTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY

=NEW= BAYFIELD INLET - DUNCHURCH

      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.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. 



WHAT: 

PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. 

ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 5 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. 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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