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WWCN11 CWTO 290851

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:51 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 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: 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 



WHEN: 

NOW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AS 

TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR ZERO DEGREES. 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.



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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