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WWCN11 CWTO 290854

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:54 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. 



WHAT: 

POSSIBLE ICE ACCRETION OF 3 TO 5 MM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING 

WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO DEGREES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO 

RISE JUST ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON, BEFORE DIPPING BELOW 

FREEZING ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT.



TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. 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. 



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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