Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

Environment Canada

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Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

Funnel clouds are also possible.

The risk of severe weather will last until later in the evening.

Be prepared for severe weather. Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. 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.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by environment canada. To report severe weather, send an email to abstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #abstorm.

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