Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement forecasting freezing rain and strong winds for Monday and Monday night.  The alert is in effect for Windsor and Essex County.

A messy mix of wintry precipitation is forecast to develop Monday. Precipitation will likely begin as a brief period of snow or ice pellets before transitioning to freezing rain and then rain showers or drizzle as temperatures rise above zero. A few millimetres of ice accumulation will be possible before the transition to rain Monday afternoon or Monday evening.

In addition to the potential for freezing rain, strong winds gusting up to 70 or 80 km/h are also expected Monday into Monday night. Given the combination of strong winds and potential ice accumulation, local power outages may occur.

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