The hurricane that tore through the southern states is going to hit us up in Southern Ontario.

Of course, it will not be the same strength as what hit the states; only the remains of the storm. We're expected to get over 200mm of rain by tomorrow night, along with thunderstorms.

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TWO MAJOR SYSTEMS WILL GIVE HEAVY RAIN TO THE WARNED REGIONS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE FIRST IS A FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL LIE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SECOND WILL BE THE REMAINS OF HURRICANE IKE WHICH WILL RACE ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE SUNDAY. SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE MOST EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNTS. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL GIVE 50 TO 100 MILLIMETRES TO MANY LOCALES. AS OF 2:00 PM WINDSOR HAD ALREADY RECEIVED 42 MILLIMETRES. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT TONIGHT..ONLY TO BECOME VERY HEAVY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS IKE MOVES THROUGH. AN ADDITIONAL 50 TO POSSIBLY 100 MILLIMETRES ARE EXPECTED FROM IKE. AS A RESULT SOME PLACES WILL RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 150 TO 200 MILLIMETRES OF RAIN BY SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHERMORE THERE IS THE ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP GIVING LOCALLY EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS. FOR AREAS FURTHER NORTHEAST..INCLUDING THE TORONTO AREA..ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILLIMETRES IS EXPECTED FROM THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FOR A PERIOD DURING THE DAY SUNDAY..TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 50 MILLIMETRES AS TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM IKE MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL END OVER ALL OF THE WARNED REGIONS SUNDAY NIGHT. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY.

How has Ike affected where you live?

It made the waves higher in Florida Not much to be honest.

Posted By tricky.cb on 14th Sep 08 at 3:38am

 

It made the waves higher in Florida Not much to be honest.

So it affected Florida by making the surfers happier?

Posted By tricky.cb on 14th Sep 08 at 3:38am

 

It made the waves higher in Florida Not much to be honest.

Ha, I don't think the surfers will be upset by that news!

No surfers in Florida.. well, I've yet to see any and I've lived here for 6 years.

Posted By tricky.cb on 14th Sep 08 at 2:12pm

 

No surfers in Florida.. well, I've yet to see any and I've lived here for 6 years.

Maybe you need to go to the beach more often

Didn't even come near me.

Posted By Sven on 14th Sep 08 at 2:46pm

 

Posted By tricky.cb on 14th Sep 08 at 2:12pm

 

No surfers in Florida.. well, I've yet to see any and I've lived here for 6 years.

Maybe you need to go to the beach more often

I go to the beach plenty.. No one surfs in Florida because the waves aren't great here. They're high enough for skim boarding, and thats about it.