WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT - WATER SAFETY / FLOOD OUTLOOK (Issued January 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm; Valid until: January 27, 2020) Temperatures have risen above freezing and are forecast to remain just above freezing for much of the weekend, including overnight. Along with these positive temperatures, 15-25 mm of total rain is forecast over today and tomorrow. Precipitation gauges (Environment Canada and Conservation Authority) indicate approximately 15 mm of water [...]

SPECIAL BULLETIN (Issued January 15, 2020 at 09:00) The Thames River within the City of London has receded below boating ban levels. The City of London Police may cancel the boating ban and inform the media. See Thames River water level information See types of Flood Bulletins

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT - WATER SAFETY (Issued January 13, 2020 at 14:30; Valid until January 17, 2020) The Upper Thames River watershed received 70 to 90 mm of rain between Friday and Sunday morning, and some of the resulting runoff water was stored in the UTRCA’s flood control reservoirs behind Wildwood, Fanshawe, and Pittock Dams to reduce downstream flooding. Water levels in streams and rivers are still elevated across the [...]

FLOOD WATCH – UPDATE #2 (Issued January 12, 2020 at 15:30, Valid until January 13, 2020) Event precipitation fell almost entirely as rain, finishing with a light dusting of snow; we have not received any reports of freezing rain in the watershed as was forecast.  The heavier rain began near midnight on Friday night and continued until early Sunday morning.  The heaviest widespread rainfall periods were around noon on Saturday, and [...]

SPECIAL BULLETIN - City of London Boating Ban (Issued January 11, 2020 at 19:20) The Thames River within the City of London has reached boating ban levels and is expected to remain high over the weekend. The City of London Police may implement the ban and inform the media. When river levels recede below boating ban threshold levels, email notification will be sent to Police Services and the Fire Department. [...]

FLOOD WATCH - UPDATE (Issued January 10, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.; Valid until January 13, 2020) Forecasts have not changed significantly since the previous Flood Watch bulletin was issued on January 08. Light rain has started across the region, and is expected to become heavier at midnight tonight. Updated rain forecasts range from 50 mm to 75 mm, with most forecasts predicting approximately 70 mm by early Sunday. Environment Canada [...]

FLOOD WATCH (Issued January 8, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.; Valid until January 10, 2020) Widespread precipitation is forecast across southwestern Ontario, beginning Friday morning and continuing until late Saturday. Current forecasts call for a combined total over the two days between 60 - 90 mm of rain, with the bulk falling on Saturday. Ground conditions are generally wet and/or frozen. With the lower forecast amounts, streams and rivers will be [...]

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT - WATER SAFETY (Issued December 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.; Valid until January 3, 2020) Widespread precipitation is expected across southern Ontario during the day on Sunday and into Monday. This system is forecast to potentially bring up to 20 mm of liquid precipitation over the next 18 hours to much of the Upper Thames River watershed. Ground conditions are generally wet and/or frozen. The Upper Thames [...]