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VIDEO: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for the region

Isolated damaging wind gusts may occur with some of these storms
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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

At 2:48 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain. At 2:48 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.

Areas of strong to severe thunderstorms are moving eastward at 70 km/h.

Wind gusts of 90 km/h may be associated with these storms as well as large hail.

Communities in the path include:
Amherstburg, Ilderton, portions of the London and Kitchener areas, Orillia, and the Muskoka area.

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.

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