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WFCN12 CWTO 271525
TORNADO WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:25 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 27 JULY 2025.
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TORNADO WARNING FOR:
KAKABEKA FALLS - WHITEFISH LAKE - ARROW LAKE.
TORNADO WARNING ENDED FOR:
ATIKOKAN - SHEBANDOWAN - QUETICO PARK.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:23 A.M. CDT (11:23 A.M. EST, 12:23 P.M. EDT).
AT 10:24 A.M. CDT (10:24 A.M. EST, 11:24 A.M. EDT), ENVIRONMENT
CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT IS
POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY
INTENSE RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED NEAR KAKABEKA FALLS, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 70 KM/H.
HAZARD: TORNADO, 100 KM/H WIND GUSTS, NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY
RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
MOKOMON, KAMINISTIQUIA AND BURK LAKE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF YOU HEAR A
ROARING SOUND OR SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, SWIRLING DEBRIS NEAR THE
GROUND, FLYING DEBRIS, OR ANY THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHING, TAKE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
GO INDOORS TO A ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR, AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS
AND WINDOWS, SUCH AS A BASEMENT, BATHROOM, STAIRWELL OR INTERIOR
CLOSET. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES, VEHICLES, TENTS, TRAILERS AND OTHER
TEMPORARY OR FREE-STANDING SHELTER, AND MOVE TO A STRONG BUILDING IF
YOU CAN. AS A LAST RESORT, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)
TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS
ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING TORNADOES.
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 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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