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WWCN11 CWTO 301946

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:46 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      GATINEAU

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON

      MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA

      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT

      WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE

      MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE

      MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT

      CORNWALL - LANCASTER.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN ENDING LATER 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: 

ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK LATER 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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