WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm watch continued for:
Newmarket - Georgina - Northern York Region, Ont. (043220)
Barrie - Orillia - Midland, Ont. (044100)
Owen Sound - Blue Mountains - Northern Grey County, Ont. (046220)
Listowel - Milverton - Northern Perth County, Ont. (046320)
Mount Forest - Arthur - Northern Wellington County, Ont. (046410)
Innisfil - New Tecumseth - Angus, Ont. (046510)
Current details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and damaging hail.
Hazards:
Toonie size hail.
Wind gusts near 90 km/h.
Timing:
This afternoon into this evening.
Discussion:
Severe thunderstorms have developed over a few areas and will likely continue this evening as a cold front approaches.
Very large hail can damage property, break windows, dent vehicles and cause serious injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Intense lightning is likely with any thunderstorm that develops.
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 watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce 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, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
More details on the alert are available here.
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