WWCN11 CWTO 091608
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:08 A.M. EST MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2024.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
=NEW= KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK
=NEW= GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN
=NEW= BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
=NEW= WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE
      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN
      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST
      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY. 

HAZARD: 
FREEZING RAIN LEADING TO ICE BUILD-UP OF 2 TO 4 MM ON SOME SURFACES. 

TIMING: 
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. 

DISCUSSION: 
A MIX OF SNOW WITH FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS WILL CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD EAST. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SCATTERED 
FLURRIES, DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. 

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND 
OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR THE FREEZING 
MARK, LEADING TO FURTHER ICE BUILD-UP ON SURFACES.

SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 
BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN 
AFFECTED AREAS. 

FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO 
TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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