WOCN11 CWTO 100453
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:53 A.M. EDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
      APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
      GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN
      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN
      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST.

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==DISCUSSION==

POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS WEEK. 

WHAT: 
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN. 
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD UP OF 2 TO 5 MM. 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 MM. 

WHEN: 
BEGINNING TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WHERE: 
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ONTARIO. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND 
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. ICE BUILD UP MAY 
CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE REGION AS TO THE PRIMARY FORM 
OF PRECIPITATION AS TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. 
AS A RESULT, PRECIPITATION MAY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN 
AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THIS TIME PERIOD. PRECIPITATION MAY FALL 
HEAVILY AT TIMES, WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING 
AREAS. 

FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS OR RAINFALL WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED AS THE 
EVENT DRAWS NEARER. 

FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FLOODING, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL 
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OR ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES 
OFFICE. VISIT ONTARIO.CA/FLOODS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.

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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