WUCN11 CWTO 011909

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:09 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

=NEW= HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY

=NEW= OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY

      WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY

      SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:07 P.M. EDT.



AT 3:08 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND 

HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: 

OVER LAKE HURON 



MOTION: MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT 70 KM/H 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: STRONG (UP TO 90 KM/H) 

RAIN: HEAVY (15 - 30 MM) 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

PORT ELGIN, OWEN SOUND, KINCARDINE, PAISLEY, CHESLEY, LUCKNOW, 

THORNBURY, WALKERTON, TEESWATER, MARKDALE



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. WHEN 

THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND 

INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE 

ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 

PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. 



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER 

IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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