ERCA issues flood watch for Leamington and Pelee Island

The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood watch for the west side of Pelee Island and along part of Leamington’s shoreline.

ERCA says due to predicted winds of 55-70 kilometres/hour out of the west, over a five-hour period, there’s a possibility of flooding, shoreline erosion and damaging waves.

The threat exists along the west side of Pelee Island and Leamington shoreline between the Sturgeon Creek harbour and the southern tip of Point Pelee National Park.