Brockville – A Freezing Rain Warning is in effect for Brockville, Prescott, Charleston Lake, Westport, Merrickville and Kemptville with a prolonged period of freezing rain expected beginning this evening and ending Thursday morning.
Freezing drizzle or light flurries will persist today before precipitation transitions to freezing rain this evening. Freezing rain is expected to last for many hours before tapering off Thursday morning.
Significant ice build-up due to a long-lasting period of freezing rain with ice accretion of 5 to 10 mm.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur.
Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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