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WUCN13 CWTO 192328
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:28 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
PICKLE LAKE - CAT LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:27 P.M. CDT (9:27 P.M. EDT).
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM CAT LAKE TO 20
KILOMETRES WEST OF SLATE FALLS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 KM/H.
HAZARD: 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
CAT LAKE, GULL LAKE, KAPIKIK LAKE, FAWCETT LAKE AND GITCHE LAKE.
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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