Flood warning issued for Kitchener and Cambridge
Levels across the watershed are expected to remain high throughout the week
The Grand River Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning for Kitchener and Cambridge.
The Grand River is expected to overflow its banks midday on Thursday in both Kitchener and Cambridge.
On Wednesday, the Grand River Conservation Authority issued a flood watch for Grand Valley, Waldemar, Drayton, New Hamburg, Ayr and the Village of Conestogo. This comes after a flood warning for West Montrose was issued on Monday.
The authority says levels across the watershed are expected to remain high throughout the week, with estimates varying between 40 to 80 millimetres of precipitation across the watershed.
Both the flood warning and watch remain in effect until Saturday at noon.
The flood warning comes after the region was pounded by freezing rain on Wednesday and saw a dramatic rise in temperatures on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 17 C on Thursday.
The warmer temperatures won't stick around though, Environment Canada expects temperatures to rise 12 C on Friday but go down to more seasonal levels on the weekend.
More rain is expected on Saturday and the return of colder temperatures early next week.