WUCN11 CWTO 012331

ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 7:31 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD

      TAMWORTH - SYDENHAM - SOUTH FRONTENAC

      BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE

      OTTAWA SOUTH - RICHMOND - METCALFE

      SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE.



ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:

      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE WEST - EASTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY

      STIRLING - TWEED - MADOC

      KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:30 P.M. EDT.



AT 7:31 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO 

QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: 

PICTON TO SHARBOT LAKE TO SMITHS FALLS. 



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



HAZARDS: 

WIND: DAMAGING (UP TO 110 KM/H) 

THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE AHEAD OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 

HAIL: UP TO QUARTER SIZE (UP TO 2.5 CM) 

RAIN: HEAVY (UP TO 40 MM) 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

KINGSTON, PERTH, SMITHS FALLS, BROCKVILLE



SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND/OR TREES IS LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN 

WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO 

VISIBILITY. LARGE HAIL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND 

INJURY. THERE IS A RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A 

THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING 

DEBRIS AND HAIL. 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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