Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement in effect for Durham Region.
It forecast strong winds on Wednesday, in an alert issued at 5:07am today.
Westerly winds gusting 70 to 80kmh are expected Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening in the wake of strong cold front.
The strongest winds are expected near the eastern shores of the Great Lakes where wind gusts up to 90kmh may occur, it said.
Winds are expected to ease from west to east Wednesday night.
Strong winds may toss loose objects and cause tree branches to break. Isolated utility outages may occur.
To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.