June 09, 2004 - Severe Thunderstorm

[DarkSky]

This system caused a fatality when a man was killed during microburst in severe storm from fallen tree a few kms west of the tornado track

14:30	30,000	Towering cumulus grew to dark ominous clouds. Severe T-Storm watch. Only minimal thunder.
16:00	40,000	The next thunderstorm at 4pm produced pretty strong winds, rain, very close lightning/thunder, and pea-sized hail.
22:40	30,000	Minimal thunder.

Severe thunderstorm warning

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:28 PM EDT WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2004.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK
RODNEY - SHEDDEN - WESTERN ELGIN COUNTY
ST THOMAS - AYLMER - EASTERN ELGIN COUNTY
STRATHROY - KOMOKA - WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY
LONDON - PARKHILL - EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY
BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT
NIAGARA FALLS - WELLAND - SOUTHERN NIAGARA REGION
ST CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION
CITY OF HAMILTON
COBOURG - COLBORNE - WESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE WEST - EASTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
PICTON - SANDBANKS PARK
NAPANEE - CONSECON
KINGSTON - ODESSA - FRONTENAC ISLANDS
STIRLING - TWEED - MADOC
TAMWORTH - SYDENHAM - SOUTH FRONTENAC
GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN
BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE
MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE
MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT
WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR: SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY WATFORD - THE PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY PICKERING - OSHAWA - SOUTHERN DURHAM REGION.

==DISCUSSION==

A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS ROARING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO EXTENDING FROM NIAGARA TO LONDON THEN SOUTHWEST TO RONDEAU INTO WESTERN LAKE ERIE.

ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS AFFECTING EASTERN ONTARIO IN REGIONS FROM THE COBOURG AREA EAST TO BROCKVILLE.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS GIVING 50 TO 100 MM OF RAIN OR MORE..WIND GUSTS OF 110 KM/H..INTENSE LIGHTNING
AND 2 CM HAIL.

WEATHER RADAR SUGGESTS LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 150 MM IN THE PAST 2 HOURS IN SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

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.

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