Windsor-Essex hit with rainfall, thunderstorms

Local conservation authorities are urging caution due to Friday's weatherconditions.

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) said standing water could accumulate in low-lying areas as there is expected to beroughly 25 to 30 millimetres of rainfall in some places.

The rainfall amount falls below the threshold for aflood watch declaration,but considering that lake levels are also high, the authority issued an advisory known as awatershed conditions statement.

"People are encouraged to take extra caution to avoid areas where flooding is occurring as well as rivers, streams, and shoreline areas during significant rainfall and wind events," ERCA said in a media release on Thursday night.

As of Friday morning, thunderstorms are active in Windsor and there's a risk of thunderstorms in Chatham-Kent as well.

According to the Environment Canada forecast, showers are expected to end late Fridaymorning but there's a chance of showers all day, along with a risk of morethunderstorm activity.

TheLower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) said that winds are expected to be high through Saturday afternoon.

"Due to high lake levels, there is a risk that wave action could damage shoreline protection works and cause erosion all along the Lake Erie shoreline in Chatham-Kent and Elgin County, including along the high bluff areas," the authority said in an advisoryon Thursday evening.

The LTVCA said the wind speeds in the forecast could be high enough to cause flooding on flood-prone Erie Shore Drive in Chatham-Kent.

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