Code:
WUCN11 CWTO 212323
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:23 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= NIAGARA FALLS - WELLAND - SOUTHERN NIAGARA REGION
=NEW= ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION
=NEW= CITY OF HAMILTON
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
BRANTFORD - COUNTY OF BRANT.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:02 P.M. EDT.
AT 7:23 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS,
QUARTER TO TOONIE SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
STORMS ARE MOVING EASTWARD AND SOUTHEASTWARD AT 30 KM/H. ONLY
EXTREME EASTERNMOST SECTIONS OF HAMILTON WILL BE AFFECTED.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FAST
MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY. STRONG WIND
GUSTS CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES
OFF TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. REMEMBER, SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. GO INDOORS AND MOVE AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS. AVOID AREAS OF THE BUILDING THAT COULD BE
AFFECTED BY FALLING DEBRIS SUCH AS TREE LIMBS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH
WATER ON ROADS. WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND
CULVERTS. 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.
Not a storm in sight. Shouldn't there be a WATCH if there's a CHANCE of a severe storm and a WARNING if IT'S HAPPENING or *definitely* GOING to happen???
05-21-2014, 08:28 PM
May 21, 2014 - severe tstorm warning. Really!?
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