WUCN11 CWTO 051748
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:48 P.M. EDT MONDAY 5 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
      CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK
      WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
      RODNEY - SHEDDEN - WESTERN ELGIN COUNTY
      STRATHROY - KOMOKA - WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
      SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 3:47 P.M. EDT.

AT 1:48 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS, PEA 
TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM PETROLIA TO PORT 
GLASGOW, MOVING EAST AT 50 KM/H. 

HAZARD: 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: 
RODNEY, RIDGETOWN, JOHN E. PEARCE PROVINCIAL PARK, FLORENCE, INWOOD, 
THAMESVILLE, BOTHWELL, ALVINSTON, MORPETH, HIGHGATE, NEWBURY, 
WARDSVILLE, GLENCOE, APPIN, PORT GLASGOW, WEST LORNE AND DUTTON.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF 
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND 
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. FAST-MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD 
CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, 
DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE 
VEHICLES. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 
REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING ONE OR MORE OF 
THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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