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WWCN11 CWTO 292149

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:49 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT

      WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE

      MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      GATINEAU

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      CORNWALL - MORRISBURG

      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE.



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==DISCUSSION==



ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



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 EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.



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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