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WUCN11 CWTO 272000
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:00 P.M. EDT MONDAY 27 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= RODNEY - SHEDDEN - WESTERN ELGIN COUNTY
WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
STRATHROY - KOMOKA - WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:59 P.M. EDT.
AT 4:00 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: OVER WATFORD
MOTION: MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 KM/H
HAZARDS:
WIND: STRONG (UP TO 90 KM/H)
HAIL: UP TO QUARTER SIZE (UP TO 2.5 CM)
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH:
KERWOOD
GLENCOE
MELBOURNE
RODNEY
WEST LORNE
DUTTON
SHEDDEN
FINGAL
JOHN E. PEARCE PROVINCIAL PARK
PORT STANLEY
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. LARGE HAIL MAY
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. 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 IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)ONSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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