NEWS RELEASE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for:
Greater Sudbury and vicinity, Ont.
Elliot Lake - Ranger Lake, Ont.
Temiskaming Shores - Temagami, Ont.
North Bay - West Nipissing, Ont.
Manitoulin - Blind River - Killarney, Ont.
Current details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing large hail and heavy rain.
Hazards:
Large hail up to 3 cm in diameter or up to toonie size.
Locally heavy rainfall up to 50 mm within an hour.
Timing:
Late this afternoon into early tonight.
Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
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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