WUCN11 CWTO 032245 ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:45 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 3 JULY 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR: =NEW= CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK WINDSOR - LEAMINGTON - ESSEX COUNTY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:44 P.M. EDT. AT 6:45 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: WHITE LAKE, MICHIGAN LASALLE 40 KM (40 KM) SOUTHWEST OF WILLOWOOD MOTION: MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT 65 KM/H HAZARDS: WIND: DAMAGING (110 - 129 KM/H) LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: WINDSOR LEAMINGTON TILBURY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER MICHIGAN AND WINDSOR. 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