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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:08 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      MIDLAND - COLDWATER - ORR LAKE

      ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO

      KINGSTON - ODESSA - FRONTENAC ISLANDS

      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES

      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK

      GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN

      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN

      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST

      TOWN OF PARRY SOUND - ROSSEAU - KILLBEAR PARK

      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



MAJOR ICE STORM THIS WEEKEND. 



WHAT: 

PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION. GENERAL ICE ACCRETION AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 

MM, WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MM POSSIBLE. 

WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. 

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 

SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED 

FLOODING. 



WHEN: 

THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY 

MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

THE AREA WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. 

PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS SNOW OR RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO 

FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN MAY BECOME LIGHTER FOR A 

BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME FOR SOME AREAS ON SATURDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL 

CHANGE TO RAIN ON SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING 

MARK. 



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.



TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. 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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