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WOCN11 CWTO 190509
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:09 A.M. EST FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER 2025.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
SARNIA - LAMBTON
ELGIN
LONDON - MIDDLESEX
OXFORD - BRANT
ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION
CITY OF HAMILTON
HALTON - PEEL
YORK - DURHAM
HURON - PERTH
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
CITY OF OTTAWA
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA
HALIBURTON
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
ALGONQUIN
BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.
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==DISCUSSION==
RAIN TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY.
WHAT:
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM.
RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SURFACES BECOMING ICY AND
SLIPPERY.
WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 60 TO 80 KM/H.
WHEN:
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY FALL
BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. THIS WILL BE THE RESULT OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY BECOME WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY UPON
THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO EASE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, EXCEPT AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR
FAR EASTERN ONTARIO.
FLURRIES AND SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY ARE ALSO
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FLOODING, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OR ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
OFFICE. VISIT ONTARIO.CA/FLOODS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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