WUCN11 CWTO 021840

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 2:40 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION

      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND

      PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY.



YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:

      LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:39 P.M. EDT.



AT 2:40 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND 

HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: 

FROM ENNISKILLEN TO WARKWORTH 



MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 KM/H 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: STRONG (UP TO 90 KM/H) 

RAIN: HEAVY (30 - 50 MM) 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

HIAWATHA, ROSENEATH, HARWOOD, WARKWORTH, BEWDLEY, ORONO, 

BOWMANVILLE, NEWCASTLE VILLAGE, PORT HOPE, TRENTON



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT 

SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. SEVERE 

THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. 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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