WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for:
Mount Forest - Arthur - Northern Wellington County, Ont. (046410)
Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County, Ont. (046420)
Current details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and torrential rain.
Hazards:
-localized rainfall accumulations of 50-75 mm
-isolated hail to quarter size
-isolated wind gusts to 90 km/h
-isolated funnel clouds possible
Timing:
This afternoon through this evening
The type of funnel clouds possible are generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms. This weak rotation is normally not a danger near the ground. However, there is a chance that this rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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.
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