WUCN11 CWTO 021950

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:50 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT

      WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:04 P.M. EDT.



AT 3:50 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, LOONIE 

TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.



THUNDERSTORMS LOCATION: OVER IROQUOIS AND DUNBAR 



MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 40 KM/H 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: STRONG (UP TO 90 KM/H) 

RAIN: HEAVY (30 - 50 MM) 

HAIL: DAMAGING (2 TO 4 CM) 

THERE IS A RISK OF A TORNADO WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

DUNBAR, WILLIAMSBURG, IROQUOIS, MORRISBURG, LUNENBURG, INGLESIDE



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 

DAMAGE AND INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM 

APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND 

HAIL. IF YOU HEAR ROARING WIND, SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, FLYING DEBRIS, 

OR ANY THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHING, TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 

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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