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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:03 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES

      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK

      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      KINGSTON - ODESSA - FRONTENAC ISLANDS

      GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN.



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==DISCUSSION==



MAJOR ICE STORM CONTINUES. 



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 AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO 

RAIN THIS AFTERNOON 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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