SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR..
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALDIMAND-NORFOLK
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUED FOR..
TORONTO
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON-WENTWORTH
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL
DUFFERIN COUNTY
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO
WELLINGTON COUNTY
ELGIN COUNTY
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
ESSEX COUNTY
KENT COUNTY
LAMBTON COUNTY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
OXFORD COUNTY
HURON COUNTY
PERTH COUNTY
BRANT COUNTY.
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
ESSEX COUNTY
KENT COUNTY
LAMBTON COUNTY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
OXFORD COUNTY
HURON COUNTY
PERTH COUNTY
BRANT COUNTY.

WEATHER RADAR AT 3.40 PM SHOWS TWO DISTINCT AREAS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THE FIRST AREA CROSSING A BROAD SWATH FROM SARNIA TO KITCHENER TO TORONTO HAS BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAIN.. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  THIS AREA IS MOVING EAST AT 65 TO 70 KM/H BUT HAS EXPANDED SOUTHEAST TOWARD NIAGARA.

THE SECOND AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CERTAINLY EXCEED SEVERE LIMITS.  THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EAST AT 50 KM/H AND WILL CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER NEAR 3.45 PM.

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 MEASURES ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5.30 PM.

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