EC – Freezing Rain Warnings

Mar 25, 2017 @ 20:29

8:12 PM EDT Saturday 25 March 2017
Freezing rain warning in effect for:

Wawa – Pukaskwa Park – White River – Dubreuilville – Agawa – Lake Superior Park – Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island – Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay – North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa – West Nipissing – French River – Marathon – Schreiber – Nipigon – Rossport – Blind River – Thessalon – Espanola – Killarney – Manitoulin Island – Kirkland Lake – Englehart – New Liskeard – Temagami – Fraserdale – Pledger Lake – Kapuskasing – Hearst – Smooth Rock Falls – Greater Sudbury and vicinity – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake – City of Thunder Bay – Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake – Gogama – Foleyet

A long-lasting period of freezing rain resulting in ice accumulation is expected Sunday.

Freezing rain is expected to develop Sunday morning and persist for much of the day Sunday. Temperatures will slowly rise through the day which will change the freezing rain over to rain Sunday evening.

Motorists should be prepared for hazardous winter driving conditions and adjust travel plans accordingly.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Utility outages may occur.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.