Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

Environment Canada

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Updated or ended by 9:59 P.M. Edt.

At 9:00 P.M. 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 8 kilometres West of Kaladar to Port britain, moving East at 40 km/h.

Locations impacted include: Cobourg, Port hope, trenton, Stirling, Colborne, brighton, presqu'ile Provincial Park, Tweed, Kaladar, Tamworth, puzzle Lake Provincial Park, baltimore, grafton, Carmel, castleton, warkworth, orland, Mount Pleasant, wellman and frankford.

Take cover immediately, if threatening weather Approaches. If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop. 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.

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