Heavy rain expected in points north
Thursday, October 25, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MARATHON - SCHREIBER - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
PERIODS OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT BRINGING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS TO THE WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA REGION WHERE 75 MM WAS REPORTED AND A RAINFALL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
ELSEWHERE, RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 MM WERE COMMON.
MORE RAIN ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE ON THE WAY WITH ANOTHER 25 MM OF RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY.
LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 50 MM ARE POSSIBLE IN LOCALES THAT RECEIVE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN LOW VISIBILITY IN VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA.
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