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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 2:22 A.M. EDT MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY

      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE

      BLIND RIVER - THESSALON

      ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY

      NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND.



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==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS ICE STORM CONTINUES THIS MORNING. 



WHAT: 

FREEZING RAIN WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETION OF 10 TO 20 MM. 

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 

UTILITY OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE. 



WHEN: 

ENDING LATER THIS MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ICE PELLETS AND THEN SNOW FROM WEST 

TO EAST THIS MORNING. 



EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY ON MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP 

TO 50 KM/H. THIS MAY EXACERBATE THE SITUATION IF THERE IS ICE 

BUILD-UP ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.



SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS WILL 

BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. BEWARE OF BRANCHES OR 

ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT COULD BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ICE. EXTENDED 

AND WIDESPREAD UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



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