Surroundings Canada has issued a rainfall warning for a large swath of Ontario for Sunday, Dec. 29, together with a lot of southern and northeastern Ontario.
Main communities on this warning embrace Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, London, Kitchener, Peterborough, Oshawa, Belleville, Kingston.
Areas extra north of Lake Ontario like Barrie, Orillia and North Bay are underneath a rainfall advisory.
Whether or not you’re underneath a rainfall warning or advisory, Surroundings Canada, in a information launch round 5 p.m. on Saturday, mentioned “significant rainfall is expected” and that “the frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall.”
For these underneath the warning, Surroundings Canada mentioned “rainfall amounts of 20 to 40 mm” could be anticipated and for these underneath the advisory “rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 mm.”
This could outcome, it added, in “ponding of water on roads.”
Surroundings Canada mentioned the “rain will begin Sunday morning and may be heavy at times.
“The rain will taper to isolated showers Sunday night.”
“Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
“Don’t approach washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts. Keep children and pets away from creeks and river banks.”
To see whether or not your neighborhood is underneath a rainfall warning or advisory, verify the Surroundings Canada alert web page for Ontario.
Or verify your native Surroundings Canada climate forecast (simply enter your neighborhood).
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