Update #8 at 6:53 p.m. – The severe thunderstorm warning has ended across Chatham-Kent. The thunderstorm watch and rainfall warning remains in place.
Update #7 at 6:22 p.m. – severe thunderstorm warning – At 6:22 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts.
This line of severe thunderstorms is located from Wilkesport to 9 kilometres southwest of Mitchell’s Bay, moving east at 30 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts.
Locations impacted include:
Mitchell’s Bay, Grande Pointe, Pain Court and Bentpath.
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 #6 at 5:30 p.m. – rainfall warning issued in Chatham-Kent – Rain, at times heavy, continues.
Local rainfall amounts in excess of 50 mm have fallen in some locations according to radar.
Total rainfall amounts will be quite variable with some locations expected to receive 75 to 100 mm before the showers and thunderstorms taper late this evening.
Additional rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 mm are possible through Thursday afternoon.
Locations impacted include:
Rodney, Oil Springs, Melbourne, John E. Pearce Provincial Park, Shedden, Port Lambton, Sombra, Courtright, Wilkesport, Becher, Brigden, Dresden, Bentpath, Oil City, Florence, Inwood, Thamesville, Bothwell, Alvinston and Highgate.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
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.
Update #5 at 4:49 p.m. – severe thunderstorm warning – At 4:59 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 Brigden to Pain Court, moving east at 30 km/h.
Hazard: 100 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Chatham, Oil Springs, Pain Court, Dresden, Bentpath, Oil City, Arkwood, Florence, Inwood and Thamesville.
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!
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 #4 at 4:30 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning – At 4:30 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 Courtright to 20 kilometres north of Belle River, moving east at 30 km/h.
Hazard: 100 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Wallaceburg, Oil Springs, Walpole Island, Port Lambton, Sombra, Mitchell’s Bay, Wilkesport, Becher, Grande Pointe, Brigden and Bentpath.
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. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. 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 #3 at 4:10 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning – At 4:10 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to toonie size hail.
A second severe thunderstorm is located 6 kilometres southeast of Wilkesport, moving southeast at 35 km/h.
Hazard: Toonie size hail and 100 km/h wind gusts. A tornado is also possible.
Locations impacted include:
Becher, Dresden and Bentpath.
A second severe thunderstorm is located 6 kilometres northwest of Highgate, moving east at 30 km/h.
Hazard: Toonie size hail and 100 km/h wind gusts.
Locations impacted include:
Highgate.
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. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. 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 #2 at 3:30 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning – At 3:30 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to toonie size hail.
This severe thunderstorm is located near Brigden, moving southeast at 35 km/h.
Hazard: Toonie size hail and 100 km/h wind gusts. A tornado is also possible.
Locations impacted include:
Oil Springs, Brigden, Bentpath and Oil City.
A second severe thunderstorm is located near Sombra, moving southeast at 35 km/h.
Hazard: Toonie size hail and 100 km/h wind gusts. A tornado is also possible.
Locations impacted include:
Wallaceburg, Port Lambton, Sombra and Becher.
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. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. 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 at 1:45 p.m. – Environment Canada say s conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Hazard: Wind gusts up to 100 km/h, locally heavy rain, and isolated hail up to nickel size possible. A tornado cannot be ruled out.
Locations: Portions of southwestern Ontario.
Timing: This afternoon through to this evening.
Discussion: A few thunderstorms will develop early this afternoon before becoming more widespread by this evening. The predominant threat associated with these storms will be locally damaging winds and torrential downpours. Rainfall amounts may approach or exceed 50 mm locally by this evening.
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. 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.
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 issued a severe thunderstorm watch across Chatham-Kent at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Here are the details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Hazard: Wind gusts up to 100 km/h, locally heavy rain, and isolated hail up to nickel size possible.
Locations: Portions of southwestern Ontario.
Timing: This afternoon through to this evening.
Discussion: A few thunderstorms will develop early this afternoon before becoming more widespread by this evening. The predominant threat associated with these storms will be locally damaging winds and torrential downpours. Rainfall amounts may approach or exceed 50 mm locally by this evening.
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. 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.
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.
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