Freezing rain creates slick conditions in Simcoe County
Freezing rain from an ice storm is pictured. (File image)
After all the snowfall that hit Muskoka and Simcoe County over the last week, Barrie and many other parts of the region are under a freezing rain warning as of Sunday evening.
According to Environment Canada, freezing rain is expected and could lead to ice build-up between two and four millimetres on some surfaces.
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The national weather agency states that freezing rain is expected to begin Monday morning and continue into the afternoon, transitioning into rain or drizzle as temperatures rise above the freezing mark. Highways, roads, parking lots and walkways may become icy and slippery, and utility outages could occur.
The warning applies to areas that include:
- Angus
- Barrie
- Blue Mountains
- Caledon
- Coldwater
- Collingwood
- Dundalk
- Georgina
- Grey County
- Hanover
- Hillsdale
- Innisfil
- Lagoon City
- Midland
- Newmarket
- New Tecumseth
- Orr Lake
- Orillia
- Owen Sound
- Washago
The warning is expected to be in effect until Monday afternoon according to Environment Canada.
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