WOCN11 CWTO 142022 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:22 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT =NEW= SARNIA - LAMBTON =NEW= ELGIN =NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX =NEW= SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK =NEW= DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND =NEW= OXFORD - BRANT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WHAT: TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 50 MM. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. WHEN: BEGINNING TONIGHT AND ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TOTAL POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THIS NEXT ROUND OF RAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO. A SLIGHT DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN SETS UP. WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FLOODING, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OR ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/FLOODS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC