Heavy rain, high winds possible today

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

*************************** SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - BLIND RIVER - THESSALON - SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - MANITOULIN ISLAND - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

RAIN WITH BRISK WINDS TODAY.

RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY, ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS, WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ABOVE REGIONS TODAY.

GENERAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MM ARE FORECAST.  

A FEW LOCALITIES MAY REACH 40 MM, PARTICULARLY NEAR NORTHERN LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY AND OVER THE NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI AREA.  

THE RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT.

IN ADDITION, BRISK NORTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE 40 TO 60 KM/H RANGE, EXCEPT WITH GUSTS TO 70 OVER MANITOULIN ISLAND, WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING THIS EVENING.

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