Power outages close a number of London schools day after intense storm

The city is still working to recover this morning from a brief but destructive thunderstorm that tore through Tuesday.

Tuesday afternoon's severe thunderstorm brought winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour, along with torrential rainfall and lightning. Power has mostly been restored to thousands of Londoners, however there are a number of small outages throughout the city, according to London Hydro's outage map.

Westmount and Trafalgar public schools are closed Wednesday because of the outage, as are St. George and St. Rose of Lima Catholic elementary schools.

Westmount PS and Trafalgar PS are CLOSED today due to an ongoing power outage. On-site EarlyON Centres, Child Care Centres and Before/After School Programs at these locations are closed. <br><br>All other schools, Child Care & Before/After School Programs remain open. <a href="https://t.co/cYEDmA75XK">pic.twitter.com/cYEDmA75XK</a>
—@TVDSB

April 30, 2025: St. George and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary Schools will be closed April 30 due to power outages. All other LDCSB schools are open.
—@LDCSB

Tuesday's thunderstorm formed on top of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay then moved south. When it reached London, the powerful winds caused tree damage in parts of the city.

Wednesday's forecast from Environment Canada is cloudy with north winds gusting up to 40 km/h, and a high of 15 degrees.