Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm warning

WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Issued at 2024-06-26 19:03 by Environment Canada:
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for:
   Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale, Ont. 
   Owen Sound - Blue Mountains - Northern Grey County, Ont.

Current details:
At 3:02 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and heavy rain.

This severe thunderstorm is located six kilometres southeast of Duncan, moving east at 55 km/h.

Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts.

Locations impacted include:
Feversham, Pretty River Valley Provincial Park, Singhampton, Devil's Glen Provincial Park, Stayner, McIntyre, Duntroon, Glen Huron, Creemore and Cashtown Corners.

Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles.

Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

To report severe weather in Ontario, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.

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