Flood warning issued for New Hamburg

The Grand River Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning for New Hamburg in response to weather conditions that have brought warm temperatures and precipitation to the Grand River watershed.

River flows are expected to reach Flood Warning Zone 1 in New Hamburg during the late evening of Saturday, March 7, and may extend to Flood Warning Zone 2 in the early morning of Sunday, March 8.

New Hamburg residents are encouraged to review the GRCA’s guide for information on flood warning zones. The guide includes helpful information about what to do before, during and after a flood: https://www.grandriver.ca/media/shxfn2mw/newhamb_flooding2018.pdf

Residents are reminded to exercise extreme caution around local waterways and stay off ice-covered waterbodies due to unsafe conditions. Parents are reminded to keep their children and pets away from watercourses.

Updates about the flood warning will be shared on the Township’s website (www.wilmot.ca/news), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/wilmottownship), and Twitter/X account (www.twitter.com/wilmottownship). Residents can register to receive email updates, as available, at www.wilmot.ca/subscribe.

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For media inquiries:

Brett O’Reilly | Communications Specialist
brett.oreilly@wilmot.ca | 519-634-8519 ext. 9229