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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 12:40 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 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. ICE ACCRETION AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM, 

WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MM POSSIBLE. 

WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. 

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 



WHEN: 

NOW INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBLE BREAK THIS AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FOR SOME AREAS TODAY THE FREEZING RAIN MAY TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW 

OR ICE PELLETS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHILE FOR OTHER AREAS THE 

FREEZING RAIN MAY SIMPLY EASE IN INTENSITY. SIGNIFICANT FREEZING 

RAIN IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. 



FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN ON SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE 

ABOVE ZERO DEGREES.



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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