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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:05 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      CALEDON

      YORK - DURHAM

      DUFFERIN - INNISFIL

      BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY

      OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY

      BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN THIS WEEKEND. 



WHAT: 

POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 

SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED 

FLOODING. 



WHEN: 

THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AS RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON 

BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN 

MAY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ON SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE AROUND 

THE FREEZING MARK. AREAS THAT CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WILL SEE LESS ICE 

ACCRETION. FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST LONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN 

WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY SLIGHTLY COOLER. FREEZING RAIN IS 

EXPECTED TO END FOR ALL AREAS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. 



FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FLOODING, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL 

CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OR ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

OFFICE. VISIT ONTARIO.CA/FLOODS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.



SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS WILL 

BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. CONSIDER POSTPONING 

NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ICE BUILD-UP MAY 

CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA ENCOURAGES 

EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN AND GET AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH 

DRINKING WATER, FOOD, MEDICINE, A FIRST-AID KIT AND A FLASHLIGHT. 

FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO 

HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/. 



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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