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WUCN12 CWTO 200327
ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:27 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF THUNDER BAY
=NEW= SUPERIOR WEST
UPSALA - RAITH.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:26 A.M. EST (1:26 A.M. EDT).
AT 10:27 P.M. EST (11:27 P.M. EDT), ENVIRONMENT CANADA
METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY
RAIN.
THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM
POSHKOKAGAN LAKE TO RAITH.
MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 KM/H
HAZARDS:
WIND: DAMAGING (100 - 120 KM/H)
HAIL: UP TO QUARTER SIZE (UP TO 2.5 CM)
RAIN: HEAVY (15 - 50 MM)
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH:
RAITH
EAGLEHEAD LAKE
STURGE LAKE
SILVER FALLS PROVINCIAL PARK
LAPPE
GREENWICH LAKE
TOIMELA
ONION LAKE
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND/OR
TREES IS LIKELY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. 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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