Significant Weather Event Declared

The Municipality of Trent Lakes has declared a significant weather event.

What is a significant weather event?
A significant weather event is defined as an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to the users of highways within a municipality. When hazardous weather is expected, Environment Canada will issue an alert under its Public Weather Alerting Program.

Environment Canada has issued the following weather alert:

What:
Major ice storm this weekend.
Prolonged period of freezing rain.
Significant ice accretion. General ice accretion amounts of 10 to 20 mm, with amounts in excess of 25 mm possible.
Widespread power outages.
Icy and slippery conditions.

When:
This evening (Friday, March 28) into Sunday afternoon.
The heaviest freezing rain is expected overnight into Saturday morning.

Additional Information:
The area will receive significant freezing rain over the upcoming weekend. Precipitation may begin as snow or rain before changing over to freezing rain this evening. Freezing rain may become lighter for a brief period of time for some areas on Saturday. Freezing rain will change to rain on Sunday as temperatures rise above the freezing mark.

Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break.

Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to getprepared.gc.ca. 

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

In effect for: 
Northern Peterborough County