April 12/2014 - severe storm season begins!

[obwan]

Nice line of storms from sarnia to lake st. clair good rotation near courtright Ontario. NWS has severe warnings for these storms hail and winds.

[DarkSky]

It has begun...

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WUCN11 CWTO 130047
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:47 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2014.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK
=NEW= SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 10:16 P.M. EDT.

AT 8:47 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

AT 8:40 PM RADAR SHOWS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING TO THE EAST OFF
THE NORTHERN END OF LAKE ST CLAIR AT 50 KM/H. THE THUNDERSTORM HAS A
HISTORY OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 90 KM/H AND 2 CM HAIL.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. GO
INDOORS AND MOVE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS. IN CANADA,
LIGHTNING KILLS UP TO 10 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER
ROARS, GO INDOORS.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS WILL UPDATE ALERTS AS REQUIRED, SO
STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR WEATHERADIO. EMAIL REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER TO STORM.ONTARIO(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET WITH THE HASHTAG
(HASH)ONSTORM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTP://WWW.EMERGENCYMANAGEMENTONTARI...EPREPARED.HTML.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA/WARNINGS/INDEX(....HTML?PROV=SON

END/MSC

[Stormydude]

Here just outside downtown Kitchener we heard the loudest clap of thunder from positive lightning. Radar showed the nearest storm was about 40km away. That's one huge lightning bolt!

[Itchy]

Got a couple nice pics in London tonight, good way to kickoff the year

Though I will be working in Norfolk county on away work until the end of august

[SlideShowBob]

Just got home from work...looks like a busy night on radar.
Its been drizzle/light rain here so far. I like what I'm seeing in the states, so this could be interesting the next few days.
I need to hear thunder, as I mentioned in another post...lol