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WWCN11 CWTO 281035
YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:35 A.M. EST SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM
PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED TODAY.
WHAT:
FREEZING RAIN LEADING TO ICY SURFACES.
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD-UP OF 2 TO 5 MM ON SOME SURFACES.
WHEN:
BEGINNING NEAR NOON AND ENDING THIS EVENING.
WHERE:
FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 407 CORRIDOR.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEAR NOON AND CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE THE
FREEZING MARK.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING IS EXPECTED AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION
FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 407 CORRIDOR BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCRETION IS EXPECTED.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. ICY SURFACES
COULD BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT.
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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