WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for:
Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale, Ont.
Waterloo - Wellington, Ont.
Innisfil - New Tecumseth - Angus, Ont.
Halton Hills - Milton, Ont.
City of Hamilton, Ont.
Current details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and damaging hail.
Hazards:
Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h.
Nickel sized hail.
Timing:
This afternoon.
Discussion:
A line of thunderstorms is moving through southwestern Ontario this afternoon. These storms are expected to dissipate in the early evening.
Very large hail can damage property, break windows, dent vehicles and cause serious injury. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road.
Be prepared for severe weather. Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
More details on the alert are available here.
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