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WWCN11 CWTO 200950
FREEZING RAIN WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:50 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2019.
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:
=NEW= ELGIN
=NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX
=NEW= SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
=NEW= DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
=NEW= OXFORD - BRANT
=NEW= NIAGARA
=NEW= CITY OF HAMILTON
=NEW= HURON - PERTH
=NEW= KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO.
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==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW LATER THIS
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A QUICK TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
THE ZERO DEGREE MARK.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY
BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. SLOW DOWN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)CANADA.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/OSPC
Environment Canada