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WUCN11 CWTO 022106
RED WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:06 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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RED LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY
WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
LONDON - PARKHILL - EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY
HURON - PERTH
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO
MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:03 P.M. EDT.
AT 5:04 P.M. EDT, A LINE OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IS
LOCATED FROM BLYTH TO SEAFORTH THEN TO GRAND BEND. THESE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT 75
KM/H. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS, LOONIE TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: GODERICH,
STRATFORD, WATERLOO, KITCHENER, WOODSTOCK
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.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT. BUILDINGS AND/OR MANY TREES
WILL BE DESTROYED. LARGE HAIL WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND
INJURY. THERE IS A RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING 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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