****0000001733**** WOCN11 CWTO 312048 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:48 P.M. EDT MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM REGION NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK REGION DUFFERIN - INNISFIL BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK COUNTY PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA HALIBURTON. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS RESULTING IN CONTINUING IMPACTS FROM THE ICE STORM. WHAT: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KM/H. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES AND UTILITIES POSSIBLE. WHEN: CONTINUING TO EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE ICE STORM HAS LEFT A THICK COATING OF ICE ON TREES AND HYDRO LINES. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND THE ICE MAY HAVE MELTED IN SOME AREAS, STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN FURTHER IMPACTS. 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 END/OSPC