UPDATE #5: At 8:03 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to nickel size hail.
This line of severe thunderstorms is located from 20 kilometres west of Corunna to Dresden, moving northeast at 55 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Sarnia, Petrolia, Oil Springs, Corunna, Point Edward, Brigden, Bentpath and Oil City.
Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. 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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.
UPDATE #4: Severe thunderstorm warning ends in Chatham-Kent, but continues in Sarnia-Lambton:
7:40 PM EDT Tuesday 06 July 2021
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:
- Sarnia – Petrolia – Western Lambton County
At 7:40 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and pea to dime size hail.
This severe thunderstorm is located near Port Lambton, moving east at 55 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Walpole Island, Port Lambton, Sombra, Wilkesport, Becher and Bentpath.
Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. 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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.
UPDATE #3:
Whoop! Time to get back in the car! Near Wallaceburg. @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IFrDlD6Pji
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) July 6, 2021
Positive, powerful@lightning bolts on this storm east of Wallaceburg. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/yaQFWAypZv
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) July 6, 2021
UPDATE#2: Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning in Chatham-Kent. Here are the details:
At 6:51 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, pea to dime size hail and heavy rain.
This cluster of thunderstorms is located near Mitchell’s Bay, moving northeast at 30 km/h.
Hazard: Wind gusts 90 – 110 km/h and locally heavy downpours.
Locations impacted include:
Chatham, Mitchell’s Bay, Grande Pointe, Pain Court, Merlin, North Buxton and Arkwood.
Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.
UPDATE #1: Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning in Chatham-Kent. Here are the details:
At 6:15 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, pea to dime size hail and heavy rain.
This cluster of thunderstorms are located from Windsor to Merlin
Hazard: Wind gusts 90 – 110 km/h and locally heavy downpours.
Locations impacted include:
Windsor, McGregor, Tilbury, Harrow, Maidstone, Essex. Port Alma, North Buxton and Merlin.
Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement in Chatham-Kent. Here are the details:
At 5:10 PM EDT Weather radar and lightning detector indicated an isolated intense thunderstorm near Essex, moving southeast at 20 km/h.
Hazard: Wind gusts up to 70 km/h, locally heavy downpours and hail size of 1- 2 cm.
Locations impacted include:
South Windsor, McGregor, Windsor Airport, Harrow, Maidstone, Essex. Port Alma and Merlin.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
This story will be updated.
