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WWCN11 CWTO 091918
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:18 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 9 JULY 2025.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
=NEW= BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.
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==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS,
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
HAZARDS:
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MM PER HOUR
WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H
HAIL UP TO 2 CM IN DIAMETER
THERE IS ALSO THE RISK OF A TORNADO.
WHEN:
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, BRANCHES OR SOFT SHELTERS IS POSSIBLE. WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR.
HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO
VISIBILITY.
STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DAMAGE TREES, BUILDINGS AND OVERTURN VEHICLES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE
FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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