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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 12:28 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE

      MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      GATINEAU

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      CORNWALL - LANCASTER

      WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON

      MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA

      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. 



WHAT: 

PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. 

ICE ACCRETION OF 5 TO 10 MM. 

POWER OUTAGES. 

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



WHEN: 

SUNDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 

UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.



ICE BUILD-UP MAY CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. UTILITY OUTAGES MAY 

OCCUR. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO 

TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 



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. TO 

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

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



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