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WUCN11 CWTO 171956
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:56 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
WINDSOR - LEAMINGTON - ESSEX COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:54 P.M. EDT.
AT 3:55 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM 30 KILOMETRES
NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR TO HARROW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 KM/H.
HAZARD: 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
WINDSOR, TECUMSEH, BELLE RIVER, LAKESHORE, SOUTH WINDSOR, MCGREGOR,
WINDSOR AIRPORT, MAIDSTONE, ESSEX, STONEY POINT, COMBER, WALPOLE
ISLAND, PORT LAMBTON AND SOMBRA.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LARGE
HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN
TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES
AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. 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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