WOCN11 CWTO 031401 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:01 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: GATINEAU. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 50 MM. WHEN: SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A COLORADO LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR. RAINFALL WARNINGS MAY FOLLOW AS THE EVENT NEARS. 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. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC