WUCN11 CWTO 021945 YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:45 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR: WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:44 P.M. EDT. AT 3:45 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: OVER LOMBARY MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 50 KM/H HAZARDS: WIND: STRONG (UP TO 90 KM/H) HAIL: UP TO TOONIE SIZE (UP TO 3.0 CM) RAIN: HEAVY (30 - 50 MM) RISK OF A TORNADO. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: LOMBARDY, JASPER, EASTONS CORNERS LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. 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 END/OSPC