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WFCN11 CWTO 022116
RED WARNING - TORNADO
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:16 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - FOR:
=NEW= WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY
STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH COUNTY
LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:45 P.M. EDT.
AT 5:16 P.M. EDT, A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO, IS
LOCATED NEAR GADS HILL. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE
EAST AT 100 KM/H. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, DAMAGING HAIL AND FLOODING
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: ROSTOCK,
GADS HILL, POOLE, SHAKESPEARE, WELLESLEY, CROSSHILL, NEW HAMBURG,
ST. CLEMENTS, BADEN, HEIDELBERG
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT, INTERIOR ROOM, OR A STURDY
SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD FROM FLYING
DEBRIS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE WATER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES, RETURN TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER, IF POSSIBLE, OR MOVE
DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. OTHERWISE, WEAR YOUR
LIFEJACKET, LIE FACE DOWN AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD.
TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN A THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING OR IS
LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO.
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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