80km Wind Gusts Today – Drivers To Take Extra Caution

11:04 AM EST Thursday 12 November 2015

Special weather statement in effect for:

Goderich – Bluewater – Southern Huron County

Listowel – Milverton – Northern Perth County

Stratford – Mitchell – Southern Perth County

Wingham – Blyth – Northern Huron County

Strong and gusty winds expected today and tonight.

Strong southwesterly winds have developed this morning in Southwestern Ontario as expected, with a gust of 85 km/h reported at Windsor Airport at 9.00 AM, and a gust of 81 km/h at Port Colborne at 10 AM just after a strong cold front blasted through.

This cold front will race east across the remainder of Southwestern Ontario by early afternoon, with strong southwesterly winds gusting to 80 km/h expected in many places. The cold front and strong southwesterly winds will arrive over areas east of Toronto later this afternoon.

A few higher gusts near 85 km/h are quite possible.

Even stronger winds with frequent gusts of 90 to 100 km/h are expected near Eastern Lake Erie and in the Picton and Sandbanks area near Eastern Lake Ontario where wind warnings are in effect.

These strong winds will persist through this afternoon and evening before slowly starting to diminish somewhat later tonight.

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