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WWCN11 CWTO 101700
YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:00 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
=NEW= FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
=NEW= APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
=NEW= STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
=NEW= BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
=NEW= WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE
=NEW= MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT
=NEW= PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN
=NEW= BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO
RAIN.
WHAT:
A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LASTING SEVERAL HOURS.
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD UP OF 2 TO 5 MM.
WHEN:
BEGINNING TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER NEAR
THE FREEZING MARK AND MAY RESULT IN SOME PORTIONS OF THE REGION
RECEIVING FREEZING RAIN WHILE OTHERS TRANSITION TO RAINFALL EARLIER
OR RECEIVE PURELY RAIN.
SEE THE RAINFALL WARNING ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING RAINFALL.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. LOCAL
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BE VERY CAREFUL IF WALKING OR DRIVING.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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