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WWCN12 CWTO 180036
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:36 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY
GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE
MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED. THE GROUND, ALREADY NEAR
SATURATION, HAS LITTLE ABILITY TO ABSORB FURTHER RAINFALL.
WHAT:
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 MM.
WHEN:
BEGINNING OVERNIGHT AND ENDING SATURDAY MORNING OR EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY,
BRINGING SHOWERS AND THE RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. PORTIONS OF THE
REGION HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS. AS A RESULT, FURTHER RAINFALL COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. WATCH
FOR WASHOUTS NEAR 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 X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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