Update at 6:22 p.m. – The latest from Entegrus:
All available crews from Chatham-Kent, St. Thomas and Strathroy are working to restore all affected Entegrus customers. Due to significant damage, many customers may experience an extended outage. We are working as quick as safely possible & apologize for the inconvenience.
— Entegrus Inc. (@Entegrus) June 1, 2022
Entegrus has restored over 4000 customers, 10 000 remain without power in Chatham, Wallaceburg, Merlin and Bothwell. Crews are continuing to restore power as quickly as safely possible. We will post any updates as soon as received, no restoration times currently available.
— Entegrus Inc. (@Entegrus) June 1, 2022
Update at 5:57 p.m. – The severe thunderstorm watch from Environment Canada has ended.
Update at 2:18 p.m. – From Environment Canada:
The thunderstorm warning by Environment Canada has ended, and the watch remains in place.
Update at 2:08 p.m. – From Environment Canada:
At 2:00 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 Morpeth to Brigden, moving northeast at 80 km/h.
Hazard:
90 km/h wind gusts.
Up to nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Rodney, Oil Springs, Ridgetown, Melbourne and John E. Pearce Provincial Park.
Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Locally heavy rain is also possible. 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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
Update at 2 p.m. – From Environment Canada:
At 1:44 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 Merlin to Port Lambton, moving northeast at 75 km/h.
Hazard:
90 km/h wind gusts.
Up to nickel size hail.
Locations impacted include:
Chatham, Wallaceburg, Oil Springs, Blenheim and Ridgetown.
Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Locally heavy rain is also possible. 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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
Update at 1:55 p.m. – From Entegrus:
1:55pm:
Chatham – 10 910 customers
Wallaceburg: 2480 customers
Entegrus is responding to a number of storm related outages throughout its service area, we appreciate your patience as crews work to restore power.
1:45pm:
Chatham – 10 910 customers
Wallaceburg: 1685 customers
Merlin – 314 customers
Mount Brydges – 131 customers
As well as a small number of outages in Newbury.
Updates will be provided as they are received.
Update at 1:10 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued in Chatham-Kent.
At 1:10 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to nickel size hail.
This line of severe thunderstorms is located from McGregor to northwest of Lake St. Clair, moving east at 80 km/h
Hazard:
90 km/h wind gusts.
Up to nickel size hail.
Severe thunderstorms will be near:
Tilbury around 1:30 PM EDT.
Wallaceburg around 1:40 PM EDT.
Locations impacted include:
Windsor, Tecumseh, Belle River, Lakeshore, Tilbury and Wallaceburg.
Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Locally heavy rain is also possible. 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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued in Chatham-Kent at 12:21 p.m.
Here are the details from Environment Canada:
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail.
Hazards:
Wind gusts up to 90 km/h.
Heavy downpours.
Small hail.
Timing:
This afternoon.
Discussion:
Thunderstorms have developed over Michigan and are moving towards the area. Some of these thunderstorms may be accompanied by strong winds and hail as well as sudden heavy downpours.
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. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
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.
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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.
This story will be updated.
