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Locally significant rainfall possible this weekend.

What:
Local rainfall amounts exceeding 50 mm.

When:
Today through early Sunday morning.

Additional information:
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over southwestern Ontario in the morning before moving into the Greater Golden Horseshoe in the afternoon. Given the potential for slow-moving showers and thunderstorms and for some areas to receive multiple rounds of precipitation, local amounts exceeding 50 mm are possible.

Note that rainfall amounts will be highly variable across the region and not all areas will receive this much rain. There remains considerable uncertainty as to exactly which areas will receive the highest rainfall amounts.

Additional showers are expected through Sunday, especially to the east of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.

Water may pool on roads and in low-lying areas.

Don't drive through flooded roadways.

Avoid low-lying areas. Watch for washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.

For information concerning flooding, please consult your local Conservation Authority or Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources office. Visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/floods for the latest details.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #ONStorm.

Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with clearing in the afternoon

<p>Police have closed a portion of Highway 21.</p><p>
The Huron County OPP have confirmed that Highway 21 is closed from Amberley to Port Elgin due to "high winds, blowing snow and poor to no visibility." Police are asking drivers who are travelling in the region to keep your headlights and tail lights on and clear of snow and do not drive on a closed road.</p><p>
More information as it is made available by police.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">ROAD CLOSURE: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy21</a> between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortElgin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortElgin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Amberley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Amberley</a>. Roadway closed due to poor weather conditions. ^aw <a href="https://t.co/4hRQiBSJ0u">pic.twitter.com/4hRQiBSJ0u</a></p>
— OPPCommunicationsWR (@OPP_COMM_WR) <a href="https://twitter.com/OPP_COMM_WR/status/1480651084104409093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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