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Southern Ontario under weather advisories due to expected high winds, heavy rainfall

The Toronto region could see between 15 and 30 millimetres of rain by early Wednesday morning. File Photo

High winds and plenty of rainfall are in the forecast for a wide section of southern Ontario.

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Environment Canada said Tuesday a sharp arctic cold front, associated with a Colorado Low, will blast across the region early Wednesday morning, bringing with it strong southwesterly wind gusts of up to 90 km/h.

The agency has issued wind warnings for Toronto, York-Durham, Hamilton, Guelph and Niagara, among other areas.

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Officials said there may be isolated power outages due to the strong winds.

The national weather service has also issued a special weather statement due to what officials are calling a “significant rainfall” Tuesday evening and into early Wednesday morning.

The weather system is expected to bring a rainfall total of between 15 and 30 millimetres and localized thunderstorms.

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With files from Kerri Breen

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