WUCN11 CWTO 020002

ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 8:02 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS

      GATINEAU.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 10:01 P.M. EDT.



AT 8:02 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND 

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: FROM AREAS WEST OF OTTAWA TO SOUTH OF OTTAWA. 



MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OR EASTWARD NEAR 40 KM/H 



RAIN: EXCEEDING 100 MM IN SOME AREAS. 



DISCUSSION: AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE OTTAWA REGION, ADDING TO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THAT 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN TODAY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

TEMPLETON, GATINEAU, POINTE-GATINEAU, ORLEANS, KILROY CRESCENT, 

BEACONWOOD, HULL, VANIER, CARP, BLACKBURN HAMLET, AYLMER, OTTAWA, 

NAVAN, KANATA, BELLS CORNERS, STITTSVILLE, MOONEYS BAY BEACH, 

BARRHAVEN, BOWESVILLE, RICHMOND, MANOTICK, SOUTH GLOUCESTER, GREELY, 

ENNISKERRY, KARS, METCALFE



HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT 

REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 

AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. 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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