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WUCN13 CWTO 192326
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:26 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= PICKLE LAKE - CAT LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:25 P.M. CDT (9:25 P.M. EDT).
AT 6:26 P.M. CDT (7:26 P.M. EDT), ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS
ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
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. 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, 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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