Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Parts Of Our Region

KAWARTHA LAKES-Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of our region. Officials say conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

Wind gusts up to 90 km/h with nickel to ping pong ball size hail and localized heavy rainfall is possible this afternoon.

Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Water-related activities may be unsafe due to violent and sudden gusts of wind over bodies of water. 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, or torrential rainfall.

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather Approaches.

ISSUED:

• Apsley
• Arnprior
• Balsam Lake Park
• Bancroft
• Bannockburn
• Barry’s Bay
• Bon Echo Park
• Calabogie
• Cobden
• Deep River
• Denbigh
• Eastern Algonquin Park
• Fenelon Falls
• Fort Irwin
• Haliburton
• Hastings Highlands
• Kaladar
• Killaloe
• Lake of Two Rivers
• Minden
• Northern Haliburton County
• Northern Kawartha Lakes
• Northern Peterborough County
• Oxtongue Lake
• Pembroke
• Petawawa
• Plevna
• Renfrew
• Sharbot Lake
• Southern Haliburton County
• Western Algonquin Park
• Western Lanark County
• Whitney
• Woodview

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