976
WUCN13 CWTO 102359
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:59 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= PIKANGIKUM - POPLAR HILL - MACDOWELL.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:29 P.M. CDT.
AT 6:59 P.M. CDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY
RAIN.
THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM MAMAKWASH LAKE TO
15 KM NORTHEAST OF UCHI LAKE.
MOTION:
MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 KM/H
HAZARDS:
UP TO 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE
HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP 50 MM POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH:
MAMAKWASH LAKE
GOOSE LAKE
BIRCH LAKE
KEECHENEEKEE SAHKAHEEKAHN/UPPER GOOSE LAKE
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT
SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE 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, 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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