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A new flood warning has been issued for Cambridge and Six Nations, and the warning for West Montrose has been upgraded as of Tuesday morning.
The Grand River Conservation Authority says the lower Speed River in Cambridge will see elevated water levels on Tuesday and flooding is expected in low-lying areas.
In Six Nations, “river flows are high and are expected to increase in the lower Grand River” on Tuesday and will also mean flooding in some areas.
In West Montrose, the flood warning has reached Zone 3, which means more homes are impacted.
Flood warning messages remain in effect for Grand Valley, St. Jacobs, the Village of Conestogo, New Hamburg, Ayr, Drayton, Brant County, Brantford and Haldimand County and a flood watch message for the remainder of the Grand River watershed remain in effect.
The Grand River watershed includes Dundalk to the north and Lake Erie to the south, and includes all of Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County.
“Most of the snowpack across the watershed has melted from recent warm temperatures, which has continued to increase water levels in rivers, streams and reservoirs. Forecast rainfall is expected to further increase water levels throughout the watershed,” the conservation authority said in its latest flood message issued Tuesday morning.
People are reminded to stay well back from the waters edge because banks can be slippery and the water is cold. Any ice still on local waterways is unstable.
Most of southern Ontario is under a special weather statement for rainfall Tuesday into Wednesday as a series of low pressure systems move across the lower half of the province, bringing significant rain.
“The saturated or frozen ground will have little ability to absorb this rainfall,” the statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada says.
Between 20 and 40 mm of rain are expected, with higher amounts of rain expected in areas where there are thunderstorms.
