Special Weather Statement for London Area

The commute in the London area may be a slow one on Tuesday.

A system of freezing rain is headed for the region, and Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the following areas of southwestern Ontario:

• London - Parkhill - Eastern Middlesex County
• Strathroy - Komoka - Western Middlesex County
• Rodney - Shedden - Western Elgin County
• St. Thomas - Aylmer - Eastern Elgin County

The weather agency says freezing rain is expected to develop Monday night and then spread into areas east of the region Tuesday morning.   Freezing rain will change to rain by Tuesday morning over portions of southwestern Ontario and areas near the shores of western Lake Ontario. Elsewhere, several several millimetres of freezing rain can be expected before coming to an end Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

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