WOCN11 CWTO 152237
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:37 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
      SARNIA - LAMBTON
      ELGIN
      LONDON - MIDDLESEX
      SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
      DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
      OXFORD - BRANT
      NIAGARA
      CITY OF HAMILTON
      HURON - PERTH
      KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO.

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==DISCUSSION==

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

WHAT:
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 50 MM.

WHEN:
THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE
END OF THE DAY THURSDAY. 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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