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WWCN11 CWTO 302054
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:54 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR:
WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON
MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA
PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK COUNTY.
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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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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