WOCN11 CWTO 152240
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:40 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS - DENBIGH
      MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE
      BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
      CITY OF OTTAWA
      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
      CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
      PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA
      HALIBURTON
      RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
      ALGONQUIN
      BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.

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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 THROUGH THURSDAY.
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.

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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