231
WWCN12 CWTO 230937
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:37 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING.
WHAT:
LOCAL TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 75 TO 150 MM.
WHEN:
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
RADAR ESTIMATES AND PERSONAL WEATHER STATION DATA SUGGEST NEAR 150
MM OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN NEAR AZILDA.
GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THE
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION, SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
LOCALLY.
NOTE THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION
AND NOT ALL AREAS WILL RECEIVE THIS MUCH RAIN.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY AND GRADUALLY TAPERING
BY TONIGHT.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM RIVERS, CREEKS
AND CULVERTS.
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, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/OSPC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page