WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA:
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Issued at 2024-10-06 1:57 p.m. EDT by Environment Canada:
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for:
Niagara
Current details:
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts.
Hazards:
Strong wind gusts up to 90 km/h.
Hail up to 2 cm.
Timing:
Mid to late afternoon.
Discussion:
A cold front crossing southern Ontario may trigger severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Hail is also possible. Locally heavy rain is also possible.
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 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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
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