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WWCN13 CWTO 160338
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:38 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
FORT SEVERN.
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==DISCUSSION==
ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY.
WHAT:
LONG DURATION FREEZING RAIN.
2 TO 5 MM OF ICE ACCRETION.
WHEN:
BEGINNING TONIGHT AND ENDING FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF FREEZING RAIN LASTING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN AND ICE
PELLETS TONIGHT. WHILE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT,
THE LONG DURATION OF THE FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT ICE ACCRETION OF
UP TO 5 MM IS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN COULD AT TIMES BE MIXED WITH
ICE PELLETS, ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY, WHICH COULD
AFFECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD-UP.
SURFACES SUCH AS WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS WILL BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY
AND HAZARDOUS.
BEWARE OF 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, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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