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ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:23 A.M. EST SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
FREEZING RAIN LEADING TO ICY SURFACES.
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD-UP OF 15 TO 20 MM ON SOME SURFACES.
WHEN:
THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
LATE MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO JUST
ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. THERE
MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. PROLONGED UTILITY
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
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.
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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