WUCN11 CWTO 091848 YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:48 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR: =NEW= BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON. YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR: TAMWORTH - SYDENHAM - SOUTH FRONTENAC SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:47 P.M. EDT. AT 2:48 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: ELGIN NORTH AUGUSTA MORRISBURG MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 25 KM/H HAZARDS: WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H RAINFALL UP TO 50 MM LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: WILLIAMSBURG SPENCERVILLE ATHENS LYNDHURST IROQUOIS PRESCOTT LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 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