Rainfall forecasts vary, some fear flooding tonight

Rainfall predictions are varying wildly Wednesday as to what the evening and Thursday will bring. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the GTA and much of southern Ontario with warnings of as much as 50 to 80 millimetres of rain within one to two hours. The Weather Channel, which may be more focused on Toronto, is predicting more like 15 mm between now and Thursday morning. Be prepared. Here is the text of the Environment Canada watch: Severe thunderstorms possible tonight. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall.  Monitor weather