The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning along Erie Shore Drive.
“There is water on many properties and around some of the homes,” LTVCA officials said on Sunday morning, November 15, 2020.
“Floodwaters have made it onto the roadway in several locations. All non-essential traffic should avoid the area to ensure that municipal staff and/or emergency services can access the area if required.”
LTVCA officials say a Gale Warning remains in effect for western Lake Erie.
“Forecasts suggest that flooding will peak around 2 p.m. when winds are expected to begin to ease off slightly,” LTVCA officials say.
“The latest forecasts from the Weather Network suggest winds could reach 75 km/hr from the southwest with gusts of 115 km/hr at that time. Other forecasts suggest winds might not get that high, but worsening flooding should be expected. In the afternoon, winds are also expected to switch more westerly. When this occurs, flooding will also drop off in the area. However, the timing of that is less certain. Flooding could continue into the evening period.”
LTVCA officials added: “Again, people are being asked to avoid the area. The waves on the lakes can be strong, and the shoreline slippery. There could also be hazardous debris within the waves and water which could be thrown onto the shoreline. Standing water can also present unseen hazards. Children especially should be kept away from the water.”
Officials will continue to monitor the situation and update this advisory if necessary, LTVCA officials say.
The previously issued Flood Watch remains in effect for other areas of the Lake Erie shoreline.
This flood warning will be in effect until November 16, 2020, LTVCA officials added.
A flood watch also remain in place by the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Details, here.
Here are some videos and photos from Jason Homewood, from the LTVCA:
The armoured dike between #LakeErie and McGeachy Pond Conservation Area will be hammered all day. It protects a provincially significant wetland that the @LTVCA manages and protects. As well as over a thousand acres of productive farmland. #ltvca #ckont #onstorm #onflood pic.twitter.com/eWPt3CuGTz
— Jason Homewood (@Jason_Homewood) November 15, 2020
Waves are cresting over the breakwall in the Erieau navigation channel and getting inside buildings. Also, cresting over the top of my rubber boots. #soaker #ltvca #ckont #onstorm #onflood pic.twitter.com/UfRVFhrRuw
— Jason Homewood (@Jason_Homewood) November 15, 2020
Wind and waves are picking up on Erie Shore Drive in #ckont. Water is going over the road in two locations. Will only get worse. #ltvca #onstorm #onflood pic.twitter.com/HRqRfPDxdx
— Jason Homewood (@Jason_Homewood) November 15, 2020
