WEATHER ALERTS
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Special weather statement in effect for:
• Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County
• Kitchener - Cambridge - Region of Waterloo
Significant rainfall later today and tonight followed by strong winds beginning early Wednesday morning.
A Colorado low pressure system is expected to intensify into an early spring storm as it races across southern and central Ontario tonight.
This weather system will bring a rainfall of 15 to 30 millimetres, most of which will fall tonight. Locally higher rainfall amounts are possible over localities that receive a thunderstorm.
A sharp arctic cold front associated with the Colorado low will blast across the region early Wednesday morning, with strong southwesterly winds heralding its arrival. Wind gusts of 80 to 90 km/h are quite possible Wednesday.
Isolated power outages may be issues to deal with due to the strong winds.
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Wind warning in effect for:
• Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County
• Kitchener - Cambridge - Region of Waterloo
Wind gusts to 90 km/h Wednesday.
A cold front will move across the regions early Wednesday morning. Strong westerly winds will develop in its wake with gusts to 90 km/h expected at times Wednesday.
Winds will gradually begin to diminish Wednesday evening.
These winds may produce power outages in some places.
Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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