GTA could see localized flooding, power outages Sunday, Environment Canada says

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· Posted: Mar 16, 2025 6:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

The GTA and surrounding areas are expected to spot rainfall and beardown winds connected Sunday, starting successful the aboriginal greeting and continuing into the afternoon, Environment Canada said.

Wind gusts betwixt 60 to 80 km/h are possible, with full rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 millimetres, the national section said successful a upwind alert aboriginal Sunday morning. 

Rain with a hazard of thunderstorms is expected, Environment Canada said. Strong southerly winds volition fortify Sunday day up of a acold front.  

Frozen crushed successful the affected areas has a reduced quality to sorb the rainfall, it said.  

"Localized flooding successful low-lying areas and h2o pooling connected roads are possible," the upwind alert read. "Loose objects whitethorn beryllium tossed by the upwind and origin wounded oregon damage." 

Power outages are besides possible, Environment Canada said. 

In a connection Saturday, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority said that portion it doesn't expect wide flooding, section ponding oregon pooling of h2o successful areas with mediocre drainage tin beryllium expected.

It said the operation of rainfall and already partially thawed oregon bedewed ungraded conditions volition effect successful accrued h2o levels and flows wrong rivers for the adjacent mates of days, and that shorelines, rivers and streams successful the GTA should beryllium considered dangerous.

The peculiar upwind connection is successful effect for the pursuing areas: the City of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, bluish York Region, Durham Region, Halton Hills, Milton, Newmarket, Georgina, Pickering and Oshawa. 

Environment Canada issued a similar special upwind alert for these areas connected Saturday greeting successful anticipation of Sunday's upwind conditions.