WUCN13 CWTO 131449

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:49 A.M. EDT MONDAY 13 JULY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

      PICKLE LAKE - CAT LAKE.



YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:

      SUMMER BEAVER - WUNNUMMIN LAKE - KINGFISHER LAKE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:48 A.M. CDT (12:48 P.M. EDT).



AT 9:49 A.M. CDT (10:49 A.M. EDT), ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS 

ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING 

WIND GUSTS AND LOONIE TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.



THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: ABOUT 20 KM SOUTHEAST OF MIMINISKA LAKE 



MOTION: MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT 60 KM/H 



HAZARDS: 

WIND: DAMAGING (90 - 110 KM/H) 

HAIL: LOONIE TO PING PONG BALL SIZE (2.5 TO 4.5 CM) 

RAIN: HEAVY (15 - 50 MM) 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 

SHABUSKWIA LAKE 

MIMINISKA LAKE 

ATTWOOD LAKE 

PETAWANGA LAKE 

OPIKEIGEN LAKE 

FORT HOPE



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT 

SHELTERS OR TREES IS 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. 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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