Conservation Sudbury\u2019s flood warning reflects rising waters amid today\u2019s warm weather and a rain event forecast for Saturday<\/p>\n
As warm weather continues to beat down snowbanks and up to 30 mm of rain forecast<\/a> to fall overnight, Conservation Sudbury has expanded their flood warning.<\/p>\n \u201cWater levels, which are already high in many places, are anticipated to continue rising,\u201d Conservation Sudbury said in a media release issued at 6 p.m. on April 17.<\/p>\n \u201cSpecifically, areas within the floodplain of the Whitson River in Val Caron and the Belanger St. area in Chelmsford, Larchmont Dr, areas in the vicinity of Grassy Lake and low-lying areas in the community of Dowling. Low-lying areas previously identified, such as those along Junction Creek and Lily Creek could also see further increases in water levels. Residents within these areas should prepare accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n The updated flood warning is to remain in effect until 2 p.m. on April 22, with a flood warning applying \u201cwhere flooding is imminent \/ already occurring.\u201d<\/p>\n Daytime highs of 14 C were forecast for Friday, and Saturday\u2019s highs are forecast at 9 C, after which conditions will cool for a few days while retaining above-freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n The area of flooding is anticipated to exceed that seen locally in the spring of 2023.<\/p>\n The following warnings are in effect, as described by Conservation Sudbury:<\/p>\n
\u201cOverland flooding is already occurring in numerous low-lying areas and water levels continue to increase,\u201d Conservation Sudbury noted. \u201cResidents in flooded areas should remain on alert, including parts of the Flour Mill adjacent to Junction Creek, the Nickeldale neighbourhood north of the Ponderosa wetland, Charlotte Street adjacent to Junction Creek, Beverly Drive near Lily Creek, areas of Coniston adjacent to Romford Creek, areas adjacent to Moose Creek in Wahnapitae.\u201d<\/p>\n They also caution people to \u201cexercise extreme caution around local waterways.\u201d<\/p>\n On a similar front, the City of Greater Sudbury has urged people to stay off the ice.<\/p>\n \u201cIce is not safe for walking, snowmobiling, ATVs or pets. Keep yourself, and your four-legged companions, on solid ground,\u201d they noted on social media<\/a>. \u201cNo ice is without risk. Stay safe, stay informed and protect yourself and others.\u201d<\/p>\n As of 4:45 p.m. on April 17, the city listed the following roads as being closed:<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, municipal crews and contractors are working to clear catch basins<\/a> and are urging residents to submit flood concerns to the city\u2019s customer service line by phoning 311 or by using the online service portal by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conservation Sudbury\u2019s flood warning reflects rising waters amid today\u2019s warm weather and a rain event forecast for Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,230636,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-612466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-flood-warning-sudbury-districtflood-warning-2026sudbury-spring-flood-2026conservation-sudbury-flood-warning","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612466","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=612466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tFlood Warning for Whitson River \u2013 Val Caron: The Whitson River in Val Caron continues to rise, though the rate has slowed to approximately 8 cm per day. Water levels will rise further as a result of the warm weather and rain in the forecast into Saturday. If water levels rise above the banks of the river, residents located within the floodplain should prepare accordingly.
\n\tFlood Warning for Whitson River \u2013 Chelmsford: The river continues to rise at a rate of about 63 cm per day. Residents near Belanger Street should be prepared to leave if required.
\n\tFlood Warning for Vermilion River \u2013 Larchmont Drive: The river continues to rise at a rate of about 51 cm per day. The road is already closed and water levels will continue to rise. At the current rate of rise, the road could eventually have more than 1 m of water over it in areas. The flooding in this area is expected to last a week or more.
\n\tFlood Warning for Vermilion River \u2013 Centennial Park to Grassy Lake Road vicinity: The river continues to rise at a rate of 32 cm per day. Water is currently over roads in the Grassy Lake area and will continue to rise. The flooding in this area is expected to last a week or more.
\n\tFlood Warning for Onaping River \u2013 Dowling: The river continues to rise at a rate of 16 cm per day. This rate of rise is anticipated to continue or increase in the coming days, as runoff from the large snowpack in the north starts to make its way through the watershed. Residents in low-lying areas should prepare accordingly.
\n\tFlood Warning for Junction Creek: Junction Creek levels continue to be elevated from rain and runoff earlier in the week. Water levels are anticipated to increase further over the weekend in response to the rain.
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\n\tLarchmont Drive (Chelmsford)
\n\tMikkola Road (from Bonnie Drive to Kantola Road, Lively)
\n\tSimmons Road (Bridge section, Chelmsford)
\n\tKauppi Road (Wahnapitae)
\n\tMolly’s Road (Wahnapitae)
\n\tJohnson Road (Worthington)
\n\tBoundary Road (Whitefish)
\n\tCaruso Street (Coniston)
\n\t628 Red Deer Lake Road North (Wahnapitae)
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