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The Sault tops out list of wet locations in Ontario Thursday

The Sault was thoroughly soaked with rain over the past day or so
2017-08-18ChippewaByDboudz
SooToday reader Dboudz sent us this photo of Chippewa Falls as it looked on Friday afternoon after the area was inundated with heavy rain.

WEATHER SUMMARY

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA

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Updated at 3:41 p.m. EDT Friday 18, Aug. 2017.

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A significant rainfall soaked parts of northern Ontario and a small part of southwestern Ontario in Essex County over the past day or so.

Total rainfall amounts of 20.0 millimetres or more are found in the table below. Rainfall amounts are as of 7 a.m. Friday morning unless otherwise noted. 

* Denotes volunteer

Location and total rainfall in millimetres 

Fort Frances 53.6 
Upsala 20.2 
Shebandowan Lake 68.8 mm til 8 p.m. Thursday evening * 
Pearl (NE Thunder Bay) 25.4 * 
Cameron Falls 21.9 
Lake Superior Provincial Park 31.3 
Sault Ste. Marie 71.4 
Gore Bay 38.6 
Elliot Lake 37.0 * 
Sudbury 34.2 
Windsor 38.6 
LaSalle 32.0 until 6 a.m. this morning *

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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