With strong winds and heavy downpours moving through the region, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood watch for parts of Wallaceburg and Mitchell’s Bay.
The conservation authority said 15 millimetres of rain and wind gusts between 60-110 km/h are expected to cause surge flooding and a backwater effect along the Lake St. Clair shoreline and the Sydenham River in Wallaceburg.
The resulting rise in water levels will also create a potential for shoreline erosion.
The conservation authority said the following roads should be monitored due to risk of flooding:
· Otter Creek Line, Nelson Street north of McKee, and Emily Street at Elizabeth in Wallaceburg
· Main Street in Mitchell’s Bay east of Hinkle Point Road.
