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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:46 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA

      CORNWALL - LANCASTER.



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:

      MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE

      BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT

      CITY OF OTTAWA

      WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON

      MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT

      SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY

      RENFREW - ARNPRIOR - CALABOGIE.



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==DISCUSSION==



RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY. THE FROZEN GROUND HAS A REDUCED ABILITY TO 

ABSORB THIS RAINFALL. 



WHAT: 

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM. 



WHEN: 

THROUGH THIS EVENING. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

SHOWERS WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST WINDS 

GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS 

AFTERNOON. 



LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS ARE 

POSSIBLE. 



FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FLOODING, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL 

CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OR ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

OFFICE. VISIT ONTARIO.CA/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 X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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