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WUCN11 CWTO 081840
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:40 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
=NEW= PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 3:38 P.M. EDT.
AT 2:39 P.M. EDT, A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM
HIAWATHA TO LANG. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
35 KM/H. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE:
PETERBOROUGH, BEWDLEY, HASTINGS, COBOURG
A WIND GUST OF 89 KM/H WAS REPORTED AT PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT.
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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