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Strong wind gusts expected Friday night

Environment Canada's special weather statement says to expect northwesterly winds to intensify this evening, with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h
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WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Special weather statement continued for:
   Vaughan - Richmond Hill - Markham, Ont.
   Halton Hills - Milton, Ont. 
   Burlington - Oakville, Ont. 
   St. Catharines - Grimsby - Northern Niagara Region, Ont. 

Current details:
Strong northwesterly wind gusts tonight.

Hazard:
Northwesterly winds gusting 70 to 80 km/h.

Timing:
Tonight.

Discussion:
Northwesterly winds will intensify this evening with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h. Winds will ease late tonight into Saturday morning as the low pressure system departs.

Strong wind gusts may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break.

Utility outages may occur.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

More details on the alert are available here.

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