NEWS RELEASE
GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
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A low pressure system associated with the remnants of Tropical Depression Gordon will be entering southwestern Ontario on Sunday.
The system is expected to track primarily over the southern part of the Grand River watershed and bring up to 75 mm of rainfall. The rain will be fairly widespread and accompanied with thunderstorms and winds, primarily Sunday evening and overnight until Monday morning.
Runoff is expected from this rainfall; however, no significant flooding is expected with the currently forecast rainfall amounts. Recreational river users such as anglers and paddlers should be aware of the potentially higher flows and hazardous conditions along the watercourses.
GRCA staff will continue to monitor conditions and will update this message as necessary. This message will remain in effect until Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
More information
- For more information on flows, weather and reservoir conditions see the River Data section of the GRCA website.
- Safety information for parents and children is available in the GRCA’s River Safety Rules booklet.
- More information on the flood warning system is available on the GRCA website.
- Receive GRCA flood messages by e-mail by subscribing through the GRCA website.
- Follow GRCA flood messages on Twitter at grca_flood_msg.
- More information about how the GRCA manages floods is available in the Flooding section of the website.
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