Update: The severe thunderstorm warning has ended in Chatham-Kent.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued in Chatham-Kent.
Here are the details from Environment Canada: At 1:48 PM 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 line of severe thunderstorms is located from Petrolia to Port Glasgow, moving east at 50 km/h.
Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and heavy rain.
Locations impacted include:
Rodney, Ridgetown, John E. Pearce Provincial Park, Florence, Inwood, Thamesville, Bothwell, Alvinston, Morpeth, Highgate, Newbury, Wardsville, Glencoe, Appin, Port Glasgow, West Lorne and Dutton.
Fast-moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle away. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles.
Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance. 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 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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather in Ontario, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
This story will be updated.
