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WWCN11 CWTO 291708

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 1:08 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      CALEDON

      VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM

      PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION

      GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY

      HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN LIKELY RETURN TONIGHT. 



WHAT: 

POSSIBLE ICE ACCRETION OF 3 TO 5 MM. 

POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES. 

SLIPPERY SURFACES. 



WHEN: 

TONIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE 

FORECAST TO DROP BELOW ZERO DEGREE.



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

DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND 

MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. CONSIDER POSTPONING 

NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 



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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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