EC – Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Jul 6, 2017 @ 13:14

12:55 PM EDT Thursday 06 July 2017
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

• Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island
• Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay

At 12:55 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.

A line of severe thunderstorms is moving east at 65 km/h across Upper Michigan towards Sault Ste. Marie early this afternoon and is expected to continue east for the next few hours. Wind gusts near 90 km/h and 2 to 3 cm size hail are possible with these storms.

Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. 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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

Location	Warning	Watch	Statement
Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico	Severe thunderstorm	Severe thunderstorm
Chapleau – Gogama		Severe thunderstorm
City of Thunder Bay		Severe thunderstorm
Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake		Severe thunderstorm
Fort Frances – Rainy Lake	Severe thunderstorm
Greater Sudbury and vicinity		Severe thunderstorm
Kirkland Lake – New Liskeard – Temagami		Severe thunderstorm
Manitoulin – Blind River – Killarney		Severe thunderstorm
Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North		Severe thunderstorm
Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East	Severe thunderstorm	Severe thunderstorm
Superior West		Severe thunderstorm