Friday, July 20, 2007

Flooding on Prescott Street in Kemptville


Flooding Rains continue in Ontario
70mm since last night
Torrential rains continue to fall in Eastern Ontario at noon. The heavy rains are beginning to cause flooding in basements and businesses in the Kemptville area. Over 7cm (70mm or 3 inches!) of rain has fallen, most of that since 4am. The rain is filling ditches, and rivers are beginning to rise.
Pumps have been brought in the help the businesses on Prescott Street in Kemptville.
The system responsible is spinning in place over the 416 corridor and is continuing to dump heavy rain. Warnings remain in effect.


Totals to 10am:
LOCATION
TORONTO (DOWNTOWN) 62mm
TORONTO (DOWNSVIEW) 40
TORONTO (BURNHAMTHORPE) 48
APPLETON (SW OF OTTAWA) 63
BALACLAVA (NEAR RENFREW) 93
BARRIE 44
COBOURG 47
COLDWATER 100
COLLINGWOOD 49
DRUMMOND CENTRE 40 (N OF PERTH)
KEMPTVILLE 58 to 10am 12 more mm since
MUSKOKA 61
ORILLIA 106
OTTAWA 43 (AS OF 10 AM)
PETERBOROUGH 23
PETAWAWA 102
TRENTON 20

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