Update #3 – The severe thunderstorm warning in Chatham-Kent has ended. The special weather statement remains in place.
Update #2 – severe thunderstorm warning – At 8:26 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing strong wind gusts and pea to dime size hail.
This severe thunderstorm is located 6 kilometres north of Highgate, moving east at 40 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts, pea to dime size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Rodney, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Bothwell, Highgate, Newbury, Wardsville, Port Glasgow, West Lorne and Dutton.
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 – severe thunderstorm warning issued in Chatham-Kent – At 8:15 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing strong wind gusts and pea to dime size hail.
This severe thunderstorm is located 7 kilometres southwest of Thamesville, moving east at 30 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts, pea to dime size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Chatham, Blenheim, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ridgetown, North Buxton, Arkwood, Thamesville, Erieau, Morpeth and Highgate.
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.
A special weather statement was issued in Chatham-Kent at 6:44 a.m. Here are the details from Environment Canada:
Showers and thunderstorms producing locally heavy rainfall today.
Locally heavy rainfall of 30 to 50 mm. Isolated amounts exceeding 50 mm possible.
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area today. Some of these showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm. Isolated amounts exceeding 50 mm will also be possible in some locations.
Thus, Rainfall Warnings may be required for portions of the area.
For information concerning flooding, please consult your local Conservation Authority or Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry District office. Visit Ontario.ca/floods for the latest details.
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 throughout the day.
