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WWCN11 CWTO 301315

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 9:15 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      NAPANEE - CONSECON.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND

      PICTON - SANDBANKS PARK.



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==DISCUSSION==



MAJOR ICE STORM CONTINUES INTO THIS MORNING. 



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 THIS MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

THE AREA WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN. THE FREEZING RAIN 

IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING 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. BEWARE OF BRANCHES OR 

ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT COULD BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ICE. 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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