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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 9:51 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      KINGSTON - ODESSA - FRONTENAC ISLANDS

      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES

      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK

      GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN

      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



MAJOR ICE STORM THIS WEEKEND. 



WHAT: 

PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. 

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION. TOTAL 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. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

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. SLOW DOWN 

DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND 

MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. ICE BUILD-UP MAY CAUSE TREE 

BRANCHES TO BREAK. 



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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