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WUCN11 CWTO 021916
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:16 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM
PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:
NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK REGION.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 3:44 P.M. EDT.
AT 3:15 P.M. EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER
SCARBOROUGH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT 55
KM/H. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, LOONIE TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: MARKHAM,
PICKERING, AJAX, WHITBY, OSHAWA
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.
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. LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY. AVOID
LOW-LYING AREAS.
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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