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ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:32 A.M. EST MONDAY 29 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - LANCASTER
WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON
MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA
SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - ENDED FOR:
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
ICE STORM CONTINUES THIS MORNING.
WHAT:
FREEZING RAIN LEADING TO ICY SURFACES.
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD-UP OF 15 TO 20 MM ON SOME SURFACES.
WHEN:
CONTINUING INTO THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER TO PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO FLURRIES THIS
AFTERNOON.
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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