Parts of Windsor and areas along Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie under flood advisory

A flood watch issued by the Essex Region Conservation Authority has been upgraded to a warning for the east shoreline in Leamington.

Water crested over roads in Cotterie Park, Elmdale Subdivision, and Lakeshore Park.

The ERCA says strong winds blowing out of the east-northeast mean that there are local susceptible flood areas.

Other areas remain under a watch and include the east limits of the City of Windsor, the Towns of Tecumseh and Lakeshore on Lake St.Clair and Pelee Island on Lake Erie.

It says the forecast calls for continued winds out of the east-northeast at 30 kilometers with gusts to 50 kilometers and that means the possibility of nearshore flooding, erosion and damaging waves.

In addition, the wind speed and direction will have the effect of elevating water levels in the western basin of Lake Erie and the Detroit River.

Significantly elevated water levels increase the possibility for damage to existing docks and shoreline facilities on private lands and within marinas, the authority says.