FREEZING RAIN WARNING 12:51 PM EST Saturday 03 January 2015 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago Innisfil - Angus - New Tecumseth Freezing rain is expected to affect the regions as follows: Sarnia to to Niagara : Freezing rain changing to rain early this afternoon. Less than 1 mm ice accretion. Goderich to Hamilton and Niagara: Snow becoming mixed with or changing to freezing rain early this afternoon then to rain late this afternoon. 2-5 cm of snow then up to 1 mm ice accretion. Central Lake Huron to the northern Greater Toronto Area: Snow at times heavy changing to freezing rain late this afternoon and to rain this evening. 5 to 10 cm of snow then near 2 mm ice accretion. Owen Sound to Barrie: Snow at times heavy changing to freezing rain by early evening and to rain late this evening. Near 10 cm of snow then 2-4 mm ice accretion. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur. Freezing Rain Warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces. Environment Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required, so stay tuned to your local media or Weatheradio. Email reports of severe weather to [email protected] or tweet with the hashtag #ONStorm. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 4:58 AM EST Saturday 03 January 2015 Special weather statement in effect for: Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago Innisfil . Angus - New Tecumseth Significant winter storm to cross Southern Ontario this weekend. A developing low pressure system will track southwest to northeast across Southern Ontario today and Sunday. Precipitation associated with this system should begin today as snow before changing to rain later today or Sunday, and some freezing rain is possible during the transition. Snowfall amounts, before the change to freezing rain or rain occurs, will range from only a trace over Southwestern Ontario to 2 to 5 cm around and north of the Golden Horseshoe, to 10 to 15 cm over parts of Central and Eastern Ontario. The freezing rain is generally expected to be brief in most locales. However, more prolonged freezing rain is likely for areas northwest of the Golden Horseshoe this afternoon and for Eastern Ontario tonight where warnings are in effect. On Sunday, temperatures are forecast to be well above freezing, reaching double digits in some areas. The warmth will be short lived, however, as a cold front will sweep across Southern Ontario from west to east through the day, bringing an end to the rain and a return to cold temperatures, strong winds and snow flurries.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:17:02 +0000
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