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Health IN PHOTOS: Freezing rain coats Ontario with ice, impacts travel and power Monday, December 30th 2019, 10:18 am - Parts of the province dealing with hazardous travel conditions, power outages after freezing rain leads to ice buildup

A dangerous freezing rain event continues for central and eastern parts of the province.

Up to 15 mm of ice accretion has already fallen in some areas, with another 15 mm possible by Monday night, creating dangerous travel conditions and causing widespread power outages. Freezing rain warnings are still in place.

Authorities in areas in hard-hit areas are warning people to stay off the roads, and Hydro One told customers to be prepared for power outages.

“While our crews and customer service agents get ready to respond as quickly and safely as possible, we urge everyone to be prepared with an emergency kit and the tools to access the most up-to-date outage information," Darlene Bradley, Hydro One's acting chief operating officer, said in a release.

Below is a selection of social media posts showing the storm's effects so far.

Sooo much ice!!!! Beautiful nature overload!! Colborne, Ontario #shareyourweather #onstorm #icestorm #mondaymorning @StormHour @weathernetwork @CanGeo Chris Knox Photography on Twitter

icestorm Hating these ice storms we be getting all the time now.... another big beautiful tree fell to the weight of the ice.... #environmentcanada #onstorm going to be messy clean ups today... Plant more trees! michelle onifrichuk on Twitter

Roads are icey condition. Drive safe #Innisfil #onstorm @townofinnisfil @Innisfil_FIRE @InnPower_ Sonny Subra on Twitter