Heavy rain and high winds tonight, Monday

SD&G – Heavy rain, coupled with high winds, are expected to hit the Seaway Valley tonight.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement this morning for SD&G and much of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley.

It says a storm system from Kansas will make its way into our region tonight with rainfall amount of 15-30 millimeters.

The forecast for Cornwall is calling for 10-15 millimeters tonight and 5-10 tomorrow.

Behind the heavy rain will be high winds on Monday, which forecasters says will be 70-80 km/h out of the southwest with gusts up to 90 km/h at times.

The temperature will also rise to an unseasonable high of 18.

Environment Canada says the wind may bring down tree limbs and could cost sporadic power outages.