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WWCN12 CWTO 011700
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:00 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
=NEW= SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY
=NEW= ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE
=NEW= MANITOULIN ISLAND
=NEW= BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
ADDITIONAL LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 50 TO 80 MM.
WHEN:
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TODAY, PRODUCING LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 50 TO 100
MM FROM FRIDAY AND LAST NIGHT.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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
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