Severe Thunderstorm Warning Replaces Tornado Warning

Environment Canada

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Updated or ended by 6:41 P.M. Edt.

At 4:42 P.M. Edt, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts and up to nickel size hail.

This severe thunderstorm is located 6 kilometres southeast of colonel by Lake, moving East at 65 km/h.

Hazard: 110 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.

Locations impacted include: Eastview, scotch settlement, pitts ferry, Campbell maxwell front and Port metcalf.

Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Lightning kills and injures canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

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.

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