WUCN12 CWTO 192247

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:47 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

=NEW= SAVANT LAKE - STURGEON LAKE

      ARMSTRONG - AUDEN - WABAKIMI PARK.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:45 P.M. CDT (8:45 P.M. EDT).



AT 5:46 P.M. CDT (6:46 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.



LOCATION: ABOUT 25 KM WEST OF WABAKIMI LAKE. 



MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 KM/H. 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: WIND GUSTS OF 90 TO 110 KM/H. 

HAIL: LOONIE TO PING PONG SIZED HAIL. 



WHERE: 

WABAKIMI LAKE, BRENNAN LAKE, WABAKIMI PROVINCIAL PARK, ELF LAKE



LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE 

COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF 

FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. 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, 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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