With warm up, GRCA keeping close eye on local waterways
Posted Mar 7, 2016 05:21:20 AM.
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A major warm up is on our doorstep and that has the Grand River Conservation Authority keeping close tabs on local waterways.
Starting today and for the entire week, the high is expected to reach the double digits, but showers are in the forecast for the next few days.
The GRCA says that will result in higher river flows as the snowpack begins to melt.
At the moment, it does not expect any major flooding, but it is advising caution near local bodies of water.
It says any remaining ice cover “will be severely eroded due to rain and thaw, and riverbanks will be icy and wet.”
That increases the risk of slipping into water.
With that, it also warns water temperatures are still just above freezing, so if you fall in, you could develop hypothermia within minutes.
