Highlights: • A Special Weather Statement has been issued by Environment Canada due to significant rain in the forecast. • Forecasts of 30-50 mm of rain, Wednesday into Thursday, with higher amounts possible from thunderstorms • Areas of ponding, standing water and...

Highlights: • Areas in the lower Thames River watershed have seen 5-20 mm of rain since yesterday morning. • The Thames River is expected to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham. • In Chatham, flooding is expected to be limited to the sidewalk...

Highlights: • The snowpack in the upper Thames River watershed continues to melt. • Forecasts for Saturday and Sunday are calling for 20 to 25 mm of rain, with possible thunderstorms. • Flooding along the Thames River, including in Chatham, will depend on how much...

Highlights: • Snowpack in the upper Thames River watershed expected to be mostly melted by the end of the week. • Water levels on the Thames River will rise and flood the low-lying river flats from Delaware to Chatham. • Rain forecast for the weekend could raise water...

Highlights: • The ice jam that had formed at the mouth of the Thames River at Lighthouse Cove is now gone. • The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham • Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. Message:...

Highlights: • An ice jam has formed at the mouth of the Thames River at Lighthouse Cove. • The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham • Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. Message: Over the last few...

Highlights: • Water levels on smaller watercourses are falling. • The Thames River will continue to rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham. • Ice on the Thames River has cleared out of the river from Chatham and upstream. The remaining broken up...

Highlights: • Water levels on smaller watercourses should begin falling this evening or overnight. • The Thames River will rise and flood the river flats from Delaware down to Chatham. • Ice on the Thames River has begun to break up and move downstream. Sudden surges...

Highlights: • Special Weather Statement in effect, calling for 15 to 25 mm of rain tonight through Wednesday. • Smaller watercourses are expected to rise, and any of their remaining ice is expected to break up. • Areas of ponding, standing water, and localized...

Message: The Winter of 2025 has had some long periods of cold weather that haven’t 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...