629
WUCN12 CWTO 200858
ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:58 A.M. EDT MONDAY 20 JULY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
IGNACE - ENGLISH RIVER
UPSALA - RAITH.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:57 A.M. CDT (6:57 A.M. EDT).
AT 3:58 A.M. CDT (4:58 A.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: EXTENDING FROM MATTAWA LAKE TO WHITE OTTER
LAKE
MOTION: MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT 60 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:
WHITE OTTER LAKE
GULLIVER LAKE
SELWYN LAKE
BISHOP LAKE
SCOTCH LAKE
WAWANG LAKE
WEAVER LAKE
PAKASHKAN LAKE
BEDIVERE LAKE
MOOSELAND 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. WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 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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