Update from Winter Control Staff A significant cold from has moved in from the North-West bringing with it snow flurries this morning. After experiencing rain yesterday, temperatures dropped suddenly to -10C overnight causing the ambient road temperatures to drop accordingly. Staff have been monitoring the weather diligently and plans are in place to deal with […]
Category: Weather
City undertaking Stormwater Funding Study
The City is starting a Stormwater Funding Study to explore alternative ways to pay for its stormwater management program. “The intent of the stormwater funding study is to determine future program costs and public service expectations, along with a way to provide a dedicated and sustainable funding source with charges allocated in a fair and […]
Weather Conditions – August 26, 2013
There is a risk of continued severe thunderstorms later this afternoon with the potential for large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall.. These storms will be capable of producing torrential downpours, damaging winds, and hail. Rainfall amounts of 50 mm in an hour will be possible in some of these storms. Public Works staff are […]
Thunderstorm clean up ongoing in #Guelph
Following the July 19, 2013 thunderstorm experienced by the City of Guelph, City staff will continue to clean up the debris over the next several weeks in a priority system. As a first priority, City staff will clear roads and right-of-ways to allow for the safe passage of vehicles. Staff will also clear City owned […]
Storm – 19 Jul
A significant storm has rolled through Guelph at approximately 5:30pm bringing heavy rains and wind. As a result we are getting reports of trees down all over the City. Power and telephones are also out in some locations. This has resulted in some traffic signals being out. Public Works staff are responding and conducting an assessment of where […]
Heat alert issued for city of Guelph on Sunday
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has issued a heat alert beginning this Sunday, July 14 for Wellington, Dufferin, and Guelph. Environment Canada is predicting high heat and humidity to last most of next week. The City of Guelph reminds residents that air-conditioned City facilities and libraries are open to residents and visitors looking for a place to […]
Storm – 10 Jul – Trees down in City blocking roads
A Public Works update: At approximately 7:00 pm tonight City staff were alerted that there were large tree limbs down blocking streets as a result of the storm that passed through the North part of Guelph. The area is affected most is in the North-East corner of the City. Some of the affected streets are […]
Severe thunderstorm watch for Guelph and area
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Guelph and the surrounding area. Residents are urged to stay away from rivers, trails, parkland or woodlots during the storm, and preferably stay indoors. “We may see downed trees and limbs, overflowing river banks, localized flooding in low lying areas, street and traffic light outages, and […]
Heavy Rainfall – 7/ 8 Jul
For you information, despite significant rainfall over the last 24 hrs and ongoing precipitation tonight, the City’s drainage system is functioning well at this time. On-call PW staff have reported no drainage issues at the time of writing this e-mail. Finally, there is no weather alert at this time, unlike Metro Toronto which received >160 […]
Severe Thunderstorm – WarningsDirect for Guelph
Guelph is getting hit with significant precipitation due to a storm passing through. According to Environment Canada, we could get up to 50mm of rain. We have not received any flood warnings from GRCA at this time. We have only had one call of localized flooding in the Queensdale Cres (Fife Rd) area and Public […]