Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement ahead of what may be a wet and windy Thursday in London, Ont.
Along with London, the statement also covers Parkhill and eastern Middlesex County.
The national weather agency says the area may see rain, at times heavy, beginning early Thursday morning.
This rain will be accompanied by southwesterly winds gusting 70 to 90 km/h, with the strongest winds expected to impact areas downwind of Lake Erie.
Environment Canada says total rainfall amounts may range between 15 and 25 mm.
The rain will advance northeastward throughout the day and is expected to taper to showers by Thursday evening.
The gusty winds are expected Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening before settling afterward.
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority says they expect streams and rivers to begin rising Thursday afternoon and into Friday as the warmer weather and rain will melt the snowpack.
The authority says serious flooding is not expected, but water levels will remain above normal over the weekend.
Parents are reminded to keep children and pets away from all watercourses and off frozen water bodies.
“Banks adjacent to rivers and creeks are very slippery and, when combined with cold, fast-moving water, pose a serious hazard,” adds the conservation authority.
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