Special weather statement
Updated by Environment Canada
At 2:36 PM EST Sunday 1 January 2012.
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Special weather statement for:
City of Toronto
Windsor – Essex – Chatham-Kent
Sarnia – Lambton
Elgin
London – Middlesex
Simcoe – Delhi – Norfolk
Dunnville – Caledonia – Haldimand
Oxford – Brant
Niagara
City of Hamilton
Halton – Peel
York – Durham
Huron – Perth
Waterloo – Wellington
Dufferin – Innisfil
Grey – Bruce
Barrie – Orillia – Midland
Belleville – Quinte – Northumberland
Kingston – Prince Edward
Parry Sound – Muskoka
Haliburton.

Strong and gusty winds expected later this afternoon and tonight.

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A sharp cold front will blast east across Southern Ontario this afternoon and evening heralding a sudden end to the latest mild Spell being experienced across the region. Strong west to southwesterly winds gusting to 70 or 80 km/h are expected to Suddenly develop by late this afternoon as the front goes through.

Winds near the shore of Eastern Lake Erie will be even stronger with 100 km/h gusts possible this evening and overnight. Storm surge and high waves are expected to raise water level along the Eastern Lake Erie shores from late this evening to the overnight hours.
Picton and Sandbanks park areas along the Lake Ontario shores will see gusts up to 100 km/h overnight into Monday morning. Hence wind warnings are in effect for those areas.

Lake effect flurries and snow squalls are expected to develop quite quickly in areas to the southeast of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay tonight, and will then persist into Monday. Snow squall watches have been issued for regions extending from Parry Sound and Muskoka across
Barrie and Owen Sound to the Stratford and London areas. Regions further inland from Lake Huron and Georgian Bay will receive flurries. In locales where enough fresh snow falls, some blowing snow may become an issue overnight and Monday. Hence driving conditions will deteriorate beginning tonight and motorists should be prepared for sudden low visibility in flurries and blowing snow.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.

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