WOCN11 CWTO 161343
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:43 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
      ELGIN
      SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
      DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
      BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT
      NIAGARA
      CITY OF HAMILTON
      WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY
      LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY
      KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
      SARNIA - LAMBTON
      LONDON - MIDDLESEX
      WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY
      GODERICH - BLUEWATER - SOUTHERN HURON COUNTY
      STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THE GROUND, ALREADY NEAR
SATURATION, HAS A LIMITED CAPACITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL.

WHAT:
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

WHEN:
ENDING THIS EVENING.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
DAY. PORTIONS OF THE REGION HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. AS A RESULT, FURTHER RAINFALL COULD
HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. RAINFALL WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR SOME
REGIONS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION.

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 ONTARIO.CA/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

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