Strong winds and high temperatures arrive in London area Wednesday
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Emergency crews in London responding to a downed tree on Ridout Street and Tecumseh Avenue on Feb. 15, 2023. (London Fire Department)
Hang on to your hats, London!
A special weather statement from Environment Canada brought high winds gusting up to 80 km/hr Wednesday afternoon with loose objects being tossed around and some reported trees down across the region.
London firefighters responded to a toppled tree that fell onto a bus shelter and brought down wires at Ridout Street and Tecumseh Avenue. No injuries were reported, but crews are asking the public to avoid the area.
The strong winds are coupled with unseasonably high temperatures reaching up to a high of 15 degrees.
“Temperatures are expected to soar into the low to mid double digits today making it feel more like March or early April,” said Environment Canada in its statement. It added the winds will diminish late this afternoon.
Hydro One and London Hydro were not reporting major outages Wednesday afternoon. Both services said crews were prepared to respond to any downed wires.
The special weather statement applies to the London – Parkhill – Eastern Middlesex County and Strathroy – Komoka – Western Middlesex County areas.
