WOCN11 CWTO 171630
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:30 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= GATINEAU.

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==DISCUSSION==

RAINFALL EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THE GROUND, ALREADY NEAR 
SATURATION, HAS A LIMITED CAPACITY TO ABSORB THIS RAINFALL. 

WHAT: 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM. 

WHEN: 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING, BRINGING SHOWERS AND THE RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. THEN 
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW, WILL MOVE 
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

PORTIONS OF THE REGION HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS 
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. AS A RESULT, FURTHER RAINFALL COULD HAVE 
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. 

WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. DON'T DRIVE 
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.

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