{"id":520728,"date":"2026-03-07T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/520728\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:23:08","slug":"environment-canada-calling-for-significant-rainfall-across-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/520728\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment Canada calling for significant rainfall across Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">TORONTO \u2014 Environment Canada is calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms across Ontario, leading to potential flooding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rainfall, with locally higher totals possible due to thunderstorms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rain combined with mild temperatures is expected to melt much of the existing snowpack, as frozen ground will limit absorption, increasing runoff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Water may pool on roads and in other low-lying areas as snowmelt adds to the rainfall. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The weather agency says several rounds of showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue through Saturday evening. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Drivers are being urged not to drive through flooded roads and to watch for washouts near rivers and creeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Environment Canada says that for more information on flooding, consult your local Conservation Authority or the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7th, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 Environment Canada is calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms across Ontario, leading&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520729,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,83,44,11867,1133],"class_list":["post-520728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-disaster","tag-news","tag-ontario-quebec","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}