ENVIRONMENT CANADA
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
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3:09 PM EDT Thursday 24 March 2016
Freezing rain warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Significant ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected or occurring.
Periods of freezing rain will continue through the evening hours then change to flurries overnight into Friday morning.
Between 15 and 25 mm of ice accumulation are possible on untreated surfaces.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and extremely hazardous.
If you must travel, keep others informed of your schedule and destination and carry an emergency kit and mobile phone.
Beware of branches or electrical wires that could break under the weight of ice.
Stay away from fallen power lines.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports to #ONStorm.
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