WOCN11 CWTO 152241
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:41 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      GATINEAU.

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==DISCUSSION==

ADDITIONAL 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:
LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. PORTIONS OF THE
REGION HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS. AS A RESULT, ANY 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.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.

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