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WUCN13 CWTO 200228
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:28 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 11:27 P.M. CDT (12:27 A.M. EDT).
AT 9:28 P.M. CDT (10:28 P.M. EDT), ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS
ARE TRACKING A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN.
THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM 15 KILOMETRES EAST
OF GITCHE LAKE TO 15 KILOMETRES NORTH OF ST. RAPHAEL LAKE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 70 KM/H.
HAZARD:
100 KM/H WIND GUSTS
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
MAXIM LAKE, DOROTHY LAKE, FRY LAKE, BLACKSTONE LAKE AND DOBIE LAKE.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
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, 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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