Ottawa smashes another weather record while more rain, flooding expected

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It’s wet and wild out there, folks.

Environment Canada’s rainfall warning was still in effect Monday morning and the deluge isn’t expected to stop until afternoon when 20 mm of rain will have fallen in a storm that’s already made 2017 the wettest year on record. Northwest winds could hit gusts of up to 80 km/h.

Nearly 3,000 people are without power in the Dunrobin and Kinburn areas, according to Hydro One’s outtage map. There are smaller outages, Altavista, Capital, Beacon Hill-Cyrville and Koxdale-Merivale wards.

And just to make it even more miserable, the temperature is dropping.

City police are warning motorists to watch for no-doubt drenched pedestrians and cyclists.

And avoid areas of flooding that have shut down roadways including Island Park Drive under the 417 overpass, where there’s reportedly two feet – TWO FEET – of water and Halifax Drive is flooded from Dakota Avenue to Walkley Road.

In Gatineau, Boulevard St-Rene is closed from Boulevard Lorrain to Boulevard Labrosse while Maloney Boulevard is closed both ways between Labrosse and Filiatrault.

There’s so much water in a Gatineau mobile home park that all traffic is closed and “citizens are confined to their homes,” police said.

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Meanwhile, the traffic lights are out on Woodroffe Avenue near the Nepean Sportsplex and at Terry Fox Drive and Hazeldean Road. There are a string of collisions, including one that blocked two lanes on Hwy. 417 westbound approaching Metcalfe Street.

Accumulations eau: Le parc de maisons mobiles de #Gatineau est fermé à toute #circulation. Les citoyens sont confinés dans leurs résidences.

— PoliceGatineau (@PoliceGatineau) October 30, 2017
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@cfra some road flooding on Maitland near Clyde around Terrebonne. #ottnews #otttraffic

— Divad H (@dnhalden) October 30, 2017
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Bathgate rd from ogilvie rd to plumber ave is flooded. #otttraffic #Ottawa #ottnews

— Tyler Parker (@tylerpark1985) October 30, 2017
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Delmar Dr is flooded #Ottawa #Otttraffic

— Jane K (@PlainJane_K) October 30, 2017
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Poor visibility this morning on the roads. Please take extra time to look for pedestrians + cyclists, especially at intersection crossings. pic.twitter.com/3dpXG2fk7c

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) October 30, 2017
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The rain is forecast to end Monday afternoon as the temperature drops to 6 C, there’s a 30 per cent chance of evening showers and a low of 4 C.

Tuesday’s forecast is for increasing cloudiness in the morning, a 70 per cent chance of afternoon showers and a high of 8 C.

The forecast for Halloween night is a 30 per cent chance of showers or flurries and a low of zero.

Today's 17.6? of rain moved #Ottawa from 2nd?1st place for most annual rain. #OttNews pic.twitter.com/igoP9D4NyJ

— YOW Weather Records (@YOW_Weather) October 30, 2017
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Wednesday is expected to be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers, high of 6 C and low of 2 C.

Thursday is cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers, high of 12 C and low of 11 C.

Friday is – you guessed it – cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers, high of 11 C and low of -1 C.

For Saturday, expect a mix of sun and cloud, a high of 5 C and a low of 2 C with a 30 per cent chance of nighttime showers.

Sunday is expected to be cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of shower sand high of 7 C.

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