WOCN11 CWTO 190208
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:08 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
      GATINEAU.

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==DISCUSSION==

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

WHAT: 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 MM. 

WHEN: 
NOW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT, BRINGING SHOWERS 
AND THE RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS, 
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW, WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT 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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