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WWCN11 CWTO 301517

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 11:17 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 30 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==



FREEZING RAIN TODAY. 



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: 

TODAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY 

THIS EVENING.



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. BEWARE OF BRANCHES OR ELECTRICAL 

WIRES THAT COULD BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ICE. 



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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