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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 12:57 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY

      TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI

      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE.



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:

      SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND

      GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY

      BLIND RIVER - THESSALON

      ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY

      NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.



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==DISCUSSION==



SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY. 



WHAT: 

FREEZING RAIN WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 CM. 

UTILITY OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

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



WHEN: 

LATE OVERNIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO BEGINNING 

LATE TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS SNOW OR ICE PELLETS BEFORE 

CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. DUE TO THE DURATION OF THE FREEZING RAIN, 

THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT ICE BUILD-UP. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY 

HAZARDOUS. 



CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MONDAY MORNING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM EXITS 

THE PROVINCE. 



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, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

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



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