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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:04 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY

      SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND

      GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY

      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE

      MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY

      NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.



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==DISCUSSION==



POTENT SPRING ICE STORM LIKELY. 



WHAT: 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION FROM FREEZING RAIN. GENERAL ICE ACCRETION 

AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 15 MM, WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MM POSSIBLE. 

POSSIBLE SNOW AND ICE PELLET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 15 CM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

LATE FRIDAY INTO MONDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A WIDESPREAD, PROLONGED FREEZING RAIN 

EVENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO. THE SWATH 

OF MAXIMUM ICE ACCRETION IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT, BUT 

CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR AN AREA FROM SAULT STE. MARIE SOUTHEAST 

THROUGH PARRY SOUND TO KINGSTON. WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS THE 

EVENT DRAWS NEARER. 



A BREAK IN THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS LATE IN THE 

DAY ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF 

FREEZING RAIN BEGINS.



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



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