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WWCN13 CWTO 161550
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:50 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 16 MAY 2025.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
FORT SEVERN.
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==DISCUSSION==
ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN TODAY.
WHAT:
LONG DURATION FREEZING RAIN.
2 TO 5 MM OF ICE ACCRETION.
WHEN:
CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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 THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH COULD AFFECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
ICE BUILD-UP. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ICE
PELLETS OR SNOW THIS EVENING,
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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