WWCN13 CWTO 251638
RAINFALL WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:38 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024.
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= PIKANGIKUM - POPLAR HILL - MACDOWELL.

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==DISCUSSION==

RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES.

AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHWEST OF RED LAKE TO PIKANGIKUM 
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS 
OF 50 MM ARE EXPECTED. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, INCLUDING A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE 
THIS EVENING. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: 
PIKANGIKUM, OBUKOWIN LAKE, CARROLL LAKE, MUSCLOW LAKE, SABOURIN 
LAKE, LARUS LAKE, MCCUSKER LAKE, RODERICK LAKE, PIKANGIKUM LAKE, 
KIRKNESS LAKE AND BERENS LAKE.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 
WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

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