P.E.I. to see significant freezing rain Tuesday, says Environment Canada

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Environment Canada has issued peculiar upwind statements crossed Prince Edward Island, informing of important amounts of freezing rainfall connected Tuesday.

Special upwind statements issued for the full province

Raphael Caron · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 17, 2025 7:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

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"We could spot a mates millimetres of [freezing rain], truthful it could beryllium precise slippery crossed the Island tomorrow," said CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin. (Charles Contant/CBC)

Environment Canada has issued peculiar upwind statements crossed Prince Edward Island, informing of important amounts of freezing rainfall connected Tuesday.

The bureau says freezing rainfall volition statesman successful occidental P.E.I. connected Tuesday greeting and spread eastward passim the day, apt ending connected Tuesday evening.

"A prolonged play of freezing rainfall whitethorn effect successful important crystal accretion connected untreated surfaces and inferior lines. Warnings whitethorn beryllium required arsenic this lawsuit draws nearer," Environment Canada said.

CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Islanders should beryllium cautious portion travelling tomorrow.

"We could beryllium talking astir periods starting time greeting and ending possibly adjacent into the afternoon, which means the crystal does person clip to accumulate."

"We could spot a mates millimetres of [freezing rain], truthful it could beryllium precise slippery crossed the Island tomorrow."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Raphael Caron is simply a integer writer astatine CBC Prince Edward Island. He is simply a postgraduate of Carleton University's bachelor of journalism programme and has antecedently worked for Hockey News. You tin scope him successful English oregon French astatine [email protected]

    With files from Island Morning

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