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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:52 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      CITY OF TORONTO

      MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON

      HALTON HILLS - MILTON

      BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE.



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==DISCUSSION==



SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 



WHAT: 

POSSIBLE ICE ACCRETION OF 3 TO 5 MM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

THERE IS A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES 

HOVER NEAR ZERO DEGREES. HOWEVER, THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE 

SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH 

TEMPERATURES FALLING JUST BELOW ZERO. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE LIKELY 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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