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WWCN12 CWTO 311440

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:40 A.M. EDT MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.



FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:

      GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY.



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==DISCUSSION==



HAZARDOUS ICE STORM ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. 



WHAT: 

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

ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 

UTILITY OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE. 



WHEN: 

ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED OVER TO SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE. 

SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES AND ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COME TO AN 

END LATE THIS MORNING. 



NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KM/H ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 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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