Power outages possible in GTA on Sunday due to strong winds, rain: Environment Canada

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· Posted: Mar 15, 2025 6:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

The Greater Toronto Area could beryllium successful for a rainy St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Environment Canada has issued a peculiar upwind connection for Toronto and surrounding areas connected Sunday, informing of beardown winds and rain.

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

Rain with a risk of thunderstorms is expected to statesman overnight Saturday oregon Sunday greeting and determination retired of the country by the evening.

Strong southerly winds whitethorn statesman Sunday greeting and proceed into the afternoon, Environment Canada said. The winds whitethorn displacement westbound with a acold beforehand successful the afternoon, past easiness aboriginal successful the day. 

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

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

Power outages whitethorn besides happen, Environment Canada warned. 

The peculiar upwind statement is successful effect for the pursuing areas: City of Toronto, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, Georgina, bluish York Region, Durham Region, Oakville, Pickering, Oshawa, Uxbridge, Beaverton, Barrie, Collingwood, and Hillsdale.