Re: Aug.4, 1999 - storm chase, tornado damage in Hamilton
WFCN13 CWTO 041900
TORNADO WARNING ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. REGIONAL CENTRE TORONTO ONTARIO.
3.00 PM EDT WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST 1999. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPGRADED TO TORNADO WARNING FOR..
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON-WENTWORTH
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA.
AT 2.20 PM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BURLINGTON WERE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT 50 KM/H. WINDS GUSTS OF 90 KM/H FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ARE POSSIBLE.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. EMERGENCY MEASURES ONTARIO RECOMMENDS.. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT STAY IN A VEHICLE..FIND STURDY SHELTER OR LIE FLAT IN A DITCH.
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5.00 PM.
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