Flood Notices
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Thames River and smaller watercourses โ March 13, 2025 โ 4:00 PM
Highlights: โข The snowpack in the upper Thames River watershed continues to melt. โข Forecasts for Saturday and Sunday are calling for 20 to 25 mm of rain, with possible thunderstorms. โข Flooding along the Thames River, including in Chatham, will depend on how much...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Thames River โ March 11, 2025 โ 5:00 PM
Highlights: โข Snowpack in the upper Thames River watershed expected to be mostly melted by the end of the week. โข Water levels on the Thames River will rise and flood the low-lying river flats from Delaware to Chatham. โข Rain forecast for the weekend could raise water...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Thames River โ March 6, 2025 โ 10:15 PM
Highlights: โข The ice jam that had formed at the mouth of the Thames River at Lighthouse Cove is now gone. โข The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham โข Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. Message:...
Flood Watch – Thames River – March 6, 2025 – 6:15 p.m.
Highlights: โข An ice jam has formed at the mouth of the Thames River at Lighthouse Cove. โข The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham โข Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. Message: Over the last few...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Thames River โ March 6, 2025 โ 10:15 AM
Highlights: โข Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. โข The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham. โข Ice on the Thames River has cleared out of the river from Chatham and upstream. The remaining broken up...
Flood Watch โ Thames River and smaller watercourses โ March 5, 2025 โ 5:45 pm
Highlights: โข Water levels on smaller watercourses should begin falling this evening or overnight. โข The Thames River will rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham. โข Ice on the Thames River has begun to break up and move downstream. Sudden surges...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller Watercourses & Thames River โ March 4, 2025 โ 11:30 AM
Highlights: โข Special Weather Statement in effect, calling for 15 to 25 mm of rain tonight through Wednesday. โข Smaller watercourses are expected to rise, and any of their remaining ice is expected to break up. โข Areas of ponding, standing water, and localized...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Thames River Spring Melt & Ice Jam Risks โ March 1, 2025
Message: The Winter of 2025 has had some long periods of cold weather that havenโt been seen in the last few years. For the upper Thames River watershed, this has produced some significant depths of snowpack, while in the lower Thames River watershed this has produced...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller Watercourses and Thames River โ February 26, 2025 โ 11:30 AM
Highlights: โข Warm temperatures over the last few days have caused the snowpack to begin melting. โข Forecasts calling for 3 to 10 mm of rain over the next 24 hours. โข Smaller watercourses have risen, their ice has been breaking up, and blockages have been seen. โข...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller Watercourses and Thames River โ January 30, 2025 โ 11:00 AM
Highlights: โข Forecasts for tomorrow calling for 5 to 15 mm of rain throughout the day. โข Areas of ponding, standing water, and localized flooding could be seen around the watershed. โข Smaller watercourses would rise, ice could break up, and some could spill their...
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Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller watercourses and Thames River โ December 27, 2025 โ 11:30 AM
Highlights: Significant rain in the forecast for tomorrow could lead to some flooding. ย Forecasts calling for 35 to 45 mm of rain.ย Areas of ponding, standing water, and localized flooding are expected around the watershed. Smaller watercourses expected to rise and...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller watercourses โ December 25, 2025 โ 2:45 PM
Highlights: ECCC has issued a Yellow Warning โ Freezing Rain for tomorrow Forecasts for liquid precipitation are highly variable ranging from 5 to 30 mm. Areas of ponding, standing water, and localized flooding could be seen around the watershed. If the higher...
Shoreline Condition Statement โ Safety Bulletin โ Lake Erie Shoreline โ November 25, 2025 โ 8:30 PM
Highlights: โข Strong southwest winds in the forecast for late Wednesday morning into Thursday. โข Some risk of localized flooding for properties along Lake Erie. โข Some risk of shoreline damage and erosion all along the Lake Erie shoreline, including the high bluffs....
Watershed Condition Statement โ Flood Outlook โ Smaller watercourses โ June 18, 2025 โ 1:30 PM
Highlights: โข Thunderstorms and heavy rains passed through the region this morning. โข Reports indicate that some areas have seen 25-40 mm of rain already today. โข Forecasts suggest another 20-25 mm are possible this afternoon into the overnight. โข Thunderstorms could...
Watershed Condition Statement โ Safety Bulletin โ Thames River โ April 7, 2025 โ 12:00 PM
Highlights: โข Thames River peaked around Dutton early Saturday afternoon, around Thamesville early yesterday evening, and early this morning in Chatham โข Water levels are now dropping on the Thames River along almost its entire length. โข People should still be...
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