704  
WOCN11 CWTO 071833  
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 2:33 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026.  
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:  
=NEW= WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY  
SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY  
LONDON - MIDDLESEX  
OXFORD - BRANT  
CITY OF HAMILTON  
HALTON - PEEL  
HURON - PERTH  
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON  
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL  
OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY  
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY  
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY  
BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY.  
 
WHAT:  
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 50 MM POSSIBLE.  
 
WHEN:  
ENDING THIS EVENING.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS  
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN HIGHLY VARIABLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. SOME AREAS  
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 50 TO 100 MM OF RAIN THIS MORNING AND MAY BE  
SENSITIVE TO ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.  
 
WATER MAY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE  
FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.  
 
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 IN ONTARIO, 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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