WUCN11 CWTO 012113

ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:13 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

=NEW= PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL

      OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS

      GATINEAU.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:12 P.M. EDT.



AT 5:13 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

LINE OF DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND 

GUSTS, LOONIE TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: FROM AREAS WEST OF OTTAWA TO NORTHWEST OF 

GATINEAU. 



MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD NEAR 40 KM/H 



HAZARDS: WIND: DAMAGING (90 - 110 KM/H) 

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

RAIN: 30 TO 60 MM LOCALLY 



DISCUSSION: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST 

ACROSS THE REGIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 73 MILLIMETERS OF RAIN HAS 

BEEN REPORTED AT THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND MAY RECEIVE 

NEAR 100 MILLIMETERS BY THIS EVENING DUE TO THIS NEW LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

CONSTANCE BAY, GLENEAGLE, HEYWORTH, QUINNVILLE, CHELSEA, OLD 

CHELSEA, HOLLOW GLEN, ANGERS, DUNROBIN, KINBURN, GATINEAU, 

TEMPLETON, POINTE-GATINEAU, CUMBERLAND, KILROY CRESCENT, MARATHON 

VILLAGE, ORLEANS, HULL, BEACONWOOD, VANIER, AYLMER, CARP, BLACKBURN 

HAMLET, OTTAWA, SARSFIELD, NAVAN, MOONEYS BAY BEACH, KANATA, BELLS 

CORNERS, BOWESVILLE, STITTSVILLE, VARS, BARRHAVEN, SOUTH GLOUCESTER, 

LIMOGES, CASSELMAN, RUSSELL, EMBRUN



TRAVEL DELAYS AND/OR CANCELLATIONS ARE LIKELY. DRIVING CONDITIONS 

WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN 

WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO 

VISIBILITY. FAST-MOVING AND RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN SWEEP VEHICLES 

AWAY AND DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A 

THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING 

DEBRIS AND HAIL. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 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. 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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