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WUCN11 CWTO 121928
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:28 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:06 P.M. EDT.
AT 3:27 P.M. EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER
SCARBOROUGH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT 35
KM/H. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE:
SCARBOROUGH, MALVERN
TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE,
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
SOME TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE
DIFFICULT. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. IF YOU HEAR
ROARING WIND, SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, FLYING DEBRIS, OR ANY THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHING, TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE 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 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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