WUCN11 CWTO 011915

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:15 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS

      GATINEAU

      PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:43 P.M. EDT.



AT 3:14 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND 

GUSTS, UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: FROM AREAS WEST OF OTTAWA, SOUTH OF OTTAWA 

AND JUST EAST OF CLARENCE-ROCKLAND. 



MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 40 KM/H 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: DAMAGING (90 - 110 KM/H) 

HAIL: UP TO TOONIE SIZE (UP TO 3 CM) 

RAIN: 50-75 MM LOCALLY 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

KANATA, AYLMER, BELLS CORNERS, KILROY CRESCENT, BARRHAVEN, HULL, 

POINTE-GATINEAU, MOONEYS BAY BEACH, OTTAWA, VANIER, BOWESVILLE, 

GATINEAU, TEMPLETON, BEACONWOOD, SOUTH GLOUCESTER, BLACKBURN HAMLET, 

GREELY, ORLEANS, ANGERS, NAVAN, MASSON-ANGERS, CUMBERLAND, VARS, 

SARSFIELD, ROCKLAND, ROCKLAND EAST, EMBRUN, LIMOGES, HAMMOND, 

CLARENCE CREEK, CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, BOURGET, WENDOVER, CASSELMAN, 

PLANTAGENET, CURRAN, RICEVILLE, ST. ISIDORE, FOURNIER, ALFRED, 

DUNVEGAN



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. THERE IS A RISK 

OF INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF 

OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. IF YOU HEAR 

ROARING WIND, SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, FLYING DEBRIS, OR ANY THREATENING 

WEATHER APPROACHING, TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 



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. TO 

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

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



FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

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



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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