A strong Colorado low forecast to cross the great lakes will blast a strong cold front through the region Thursday morning.
In the wake of the cold front, strong southwesterly winds are expected to develop early Thursday with gusts to 70-80 km/h in most places.
Environment Canada meteorologist Rob Kuhn says wind gusts may approach the warning criteria of 90 km/h, especially in areas near eastern Lake Erie.
“It could cause minor damage to trees. If there’s any that are still in partial leaf or that are on wet soil, the tree limbs may get brought down,” Kuhn says. “There’s a possibility there may be a few hydro outages.”
The strong winds will persist for much of the day Thursday before veering to a more westerly direction and diminishing slightly at night.
A special weather statement remains in effect for Sarnia-Lambton.
-With files from Jason Viau.
