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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for region

Storm capable of producing nickel-size hail
Storm clouds
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WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale

Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake

Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago

At 2:18 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing up to nickel-size hail.

A severe thunderstorm located near Hillsdale is moving east at 40 km/h.

Locations impacted include:

Hillsdale, Coldwater, Orr Lake, Craighurst, Moonstone, Oro and Creighton.

Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

For more information: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepared.html.

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