June 8, 2007 - Weather watches & warnings
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WUCN11 CWTO 082032
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:32 PM EDT FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2007.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF TORONTO
=NEW= NIAGARA FALLS - WELLAND - SOUTHERN
NIAGARA REGION
=NEW= ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN
NIAGARA REGION
=NEW= PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM
REGION
=NEW= PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK
COUNTY
ST. THOMAS - AYLMER - EASTERN ELGIN
COUNTY
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD
COUNTY
BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE
HALTON HILLS - MILTON
MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
CALEDON
VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM
NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK
REGION
UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM
REGION
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF
WATERLOO
GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON
COUNTY
INNISFIL - NEW TECUMSETH - ANGUS
ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO
LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK -
NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD -
SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN
PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK
BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS -
DENBIGH
HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN
HALIBURTON COUNTY
OXTONGUE LAKE - FORT IRWIN - NORTHERN
HALIBURTON COUNTY
BARRY'S BAY - KILLALOE
RENFREW - ARNPRIOR - CALABOGIE
PETAWAWA - PEMBROKE - COBDEN
WESTERN ALGONQUIN PARK - LAKE OF TWO
RIVERS
DEEP RIVER - WHITNEY - EASTERN
ALGONQUIN PARK.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
LONDON - PARKHILL - EASTERN MIDDLESEX
COUNTY
STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH
COUNTY
LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH
COUNTY
MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN
WELLINGTON COUNTY
ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN
DUFFERIN COUNTY
SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN
DUFFERIN COUNTY
BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.
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==DISCUSSION==
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH OR TOWARD THE
ABOVE REGIONS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL WITH EVEN THE RISK FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. EXTENSIVE
WIND DAMAGE IS BEING REPORTED WITH MANY OF
THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
SAME AREAS VERY HEAVY
RAINFALLS ARE BEING REPORTED ESPECIALLY TO
NORTHEAST OF LAKE SIMCOE.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER SOME SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE
TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO
RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN
THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES.
NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS
AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THIS BULLETIN.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/GR/OSPC
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073
WFCN11 CWTO 082038
TORNADO WARNING
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:38 PM EDT FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2007.
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TORNADO WARNING FOR:
=NEW= ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY -
NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION
CITY OF HAMILTON.
TORNADO WARNING ENDED FOR:
BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPGRADED
TO TORNADO WARNING FOR:
ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY -
NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION.
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==DISCUSSION==
SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS OF FUNNEL
CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THIS IS A
VERY DANGEROUS STORM. THIS IS A
WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH TORNADOES ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS.
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE
IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND
WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS
AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWTO
BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THIS BULLETIN.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/GR/OSPC
998
WWCN11 CWTO 082041
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:41 PM EDT FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2007.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
ONTARIO...
TORNADO WARNING FOR:
=NEW= ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN
NIAGARA REGION
CITY OF HAMILTON.
SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING
ONE OVER CENTRAL HAMILTON BY A TRAINED
SPOTTER.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. THIS
IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE
REGIONS.
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE
IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND
WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN
ONTARIO IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11
CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
ST. THOMAS - AYLMER - EASTERN ELGIN
COUNTY
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD
COUNTY
NIAGARA FALLS - WELLAND - SOUTHERN
NIAGARA REGION
BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE
HALTON HILLS - MILTON
MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON
CALEDON
VAUGHAN - RICHMOND HILL - MARKHAM
NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK
REGION
PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM
REGION
UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM
REGION
KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF
WATERLOO
GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON
COUNTY
INNISFIL - NEW TECUMSETH - ANGUS
ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO
LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK -
NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD -
SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN
PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK
BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS -
DENBIGH
PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK
COUNTY
HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN
HALIBURTON COUNTY
OXTONGUE LAKE - FORT IRWIN - NORTHERN
HALIBURTON COUNTY
BARRY'S BAY - KILLALOE
RENFREW - ARNPRIOR - CALABOGIE
PETAWAWA - PEMBROKE - COBDEN
WESTERN ALGONQUIN PARK - LAKE OF TWO
RIVERS
DEEP RIVER - WHITNEY - EASTERN
ALGONQUIN PARK.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH OR TOWARD
THE ABOVE REGIONS. THESE STORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH
EVEN THE RISK FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. EXTENSIVE WIND
DAMAGE IS BEING REPORTED WITH
MANY OF THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE SAME AREAS VERY HEAVY
RAINFALLS ARE BEING
REPORTED ESPECIALLY TO NORTHEAST OF
LAKE SIMCOE.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER
SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED
WARNINGS. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING
COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND
WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN
ONTARIO IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11
CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
CITY OF TORONTO
WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT
SARNIA - LAMBTON
ELGIN
LONDON - MIDDLESEX
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
OXFORD - BRANT
NIAGARA
CITY OF HAMILTON
HALTON - PEEL
YORK - DURHAM
HURON - PERTH
WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
GREY - BRUCE
BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
PARRY SOUND - MUSKOKA - HUNTSVILLE
HALIBURTON
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
ALGONQUIN
BURK'S FALLS - BAYFIELD INLET.
THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG WITH
THE RISK FOR AN ISOLATED
TORNADO. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED
STATEMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR SOUTHERN
ONTARIO...
TORNADO WARNING ENDED FOR:
BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPGRADED TO
TORNADO WARNING FOR:
ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN
NIAGARA REGION.
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==DISCUSSION==
A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS NOW LIES FROM THE
BRUCE PENINSULA DOWN TO
JUST EAST OF WINDSOR. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO SWEEP EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOW
ENDED NEAR LAKE HURON
AND IN THE WINDSOR AREA AND WILL GRADUALLY
END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL POSE
THE MAIN THREATS. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE RISK FOR
AN ISOLATED TORNADO.
THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS
OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS CLOSELY MONITORING
THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/GR/OSPC
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113
AWCN11 CWTO 092132
UPDATED WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF
SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA TORONTO AT 5:30 PM EDT
SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2007.
..NO CONFIRMED TORNADOES AS OF YET
FROM THE WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER OUTBREAK ON FRIDAY OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
ONTARIO..
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
AN INTENSE OUTBREAK OF
THUNDERSTORMS..REFERRED TO AS A SQUALL LINE..
SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
ONTARIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MANY OF
THE THUNDERSTORMS BECAME SEVERE
AND WERE ACCOMPANIED WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS..HEAVY DOWNPOURS..
FREQUENT LIGHTNING..AND SOME HAIL.
THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND POWER
OUTAGES RESULTING FROM THE
POWERFUL GUST FRONT WHICH PLOWED OUT
AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS AT
SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 90 KM/H. WHILE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA DID RECEIVE
SOME PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF
TORNADOES..NONE HAVE AS OF YET BEEN
SUBSTANTIATED. SEVERAL ENVIRONMENT
CANADA STORM DAMAGE TEAMS WERE
DISPATCHED TO POSSIBLE TORNADO
LOCATIONS TODAY AND NONE OF THE
DAMAGE PATTERNS INVESTIGATED SUPPORT
TORNADO DAMAGE AT THIS
POINT. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL
CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THESE REPORTS
AND MAY UPDATE THIS SUMMARY AS NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
REPORTS RECEIVED DURING THIS EVENT:
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DATE
TIME(LCL)
LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION
2:40 PM EAST SIDE WINDSOR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
2:44 PM NORTH OF CHATHAM
TORRENTIAL RAIN AND STRONG
WINDS.
3:30 PM ALLISTON
TREES DOWN. TV ANTENNA BENT.
4:00 PM ELORA
PEAK GUST 76 KM/HR.
4:05 PM KITCHENER
PEAK GUST 93 KM/HR.
4:10 PM NEAR SCOTLAND
TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
(SOUTHWEST OF BRANTFORD)
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
4:25 PM NEAR GUELPH
TORRENTIAL RAIN. FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND TREES DOWN.
4:27 PM BRANTFORD
VERY STRONG GUSTS..TREES DOWN.
4:28 PM HAMILTON
PEAK GUST 93 KM/HR..TREE
LIMBS DOWN. DUST CLOUD WITH
ROTATION.
4:30 PM STRATFORD-MITCHELL
MARBLE SIZE HAIL. TREE
DAMAGE. UTILITY SHED BLOWN OVER.
4:35 PM MISSISSAUGA
WINDS ESTIMATED 110 KM/H.
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
HYDRO LINES DOWN.
4:46 PM TORONTO PEARSON
PEAK GUST 96 KM/HR.
5:15 PM HARDWOOD LAKE
DOZENS OF TREES DOWN. POWER
(NORTHEAST OF BANCROFT)
OUTAGES.
8:45 PM MORRISBURG
PEAK GUST 93 KM/H. DOWNBURST.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY
CONTAINS THE OBSERVATIONS AT THE TIME
OF BROADCAST AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
AN OFFICIAL AND FINAL REPORT OF
THE WEATHER EVENTS OR THE HIGH
IMPACT EVENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE
WEATHER EVENTS.
END/YGM/TUGWOOD