As Superstorm Sandy bears down on our area, the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority is alerting us to a change of conditions in the watersheds.

The ABCA has issued a statement that's radically different from the Level Two Low Water Advisory that remains in effect.

Water Planning Manager Alec Scott says they're expecting the hurricane to dump up to 30-millimetres of rain.

The recent 10 to 20 millimetres that fell have made barely a dent in previously parched watercourses.

The ABCA expects rivers and creeks will still run well below "bank-full" conditions even with the added rainfall.

They're advising us to stay away from river and creek banks that will become slippery in the wet weather.