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Some streets in west Ottawa were underwater on Friday afternoon as storms related to Tropical Storm Debby moved through the region.
City councillor Clarke Kelly said an intersection at March and Carp roads was flooded due to heavy rain, with firefighters on site to direct traffic.
“It is best to avoid travel if possible,” Kelly said in a statement shortly before 6 p.m, adding that city staff were evaluating several other roads between Carp and Dunrobin.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada lifted a heavy rainfall warning for the Ottawa region early Friday evening. That warning had said total rainfall amounts were expected to clock in between 80 and 120 millimetres, “with locally higher amounts still possible.”
Initial forecasts on Thursday indicated Ottawa could be hit with record-level precipitation over the weekend, but updated forecasts showed the system looked to be tracking further south, with Montreal straight in its path.
During a ZOOM conference Thursday, forecasters said that flooding remained a concern, as the land remained saturated from previous storms storms in recent weeks, with little capacity to accept more precipitation.
Homeowners are advised to double-check their properties and homes to ensure spouts lead away from residences and sewers are clear among other measures.
Forecasters blamed a low-pressure system interacting with the “Remnants of Debby,” which began as a tropical storm in Florida earlier this week.
The storm system then moved through the Carolinas and continued on a northeasterly path.
For information concerning flooding, Environment Canada suggests visiting the Ontario.ca/floods website for more details.
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