WOCN11 CWTO 161849 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:49 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION COBOURG - COLBORNE - WESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR: CITY OF TORONTO SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND NIAGARA CITY OF HAMILTON MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. WHAT: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 15 MM. WHEN: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SHOWERS WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND ALONG A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT, RESULTING IN GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED BY THE WIND AND CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE. UTILITY OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC