August 2nd 2013

[Thunderbolt]

Watch up for portions of southwestern Ontario

WWCN11 CWTO 021740
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:40 PM EDT FRIDAY 2 AUGUST 2013.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= SARNIA - LAMBTON
=NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX
=NEW= OXFORD - BRANT
=NEW= HURON - PERTH
=NEW= KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO.

RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE ABOVE
REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL END BY
MID-EVENING.

THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY
RAINFALL..MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED
BULLETINS.

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==DISCUSSION==
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

END/OSPC

There's also a special weather statement:

WOCN11 CWTO 021755
Special weather statement issued by Environment Canada at 1:55 PM EDT
Friday 2 August 2013.
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Special weather statement for:
=new= City of Toronto
=new= Windsor - Essex - Chatham-Kent
=new= Sarnia - Lambton
=new= Elgin
=new= London - Middlesex
=new= Simcoe - Delhi - Norfolk
=new= Dunnville - Caledonia - Haldimand
=new= Oxford - Brant
=new= Niagara
=new= City of Hamilton
=new= Halton - Peel
=new= York - Durham
=new= Huron - Perth
=new= Dufferin - Innisfil
=new= Barrie - Orillia - Midland
=new= Belleville - Quinte - Northumberland
=new= Kingston - Prince Edward
=new= Peterborough - Kawartha Lakes
=new= Stirling - Tweed - South Frontenac
=new= Brockville - Leeds and Grenville
=new= City of Ottawa
=new= Gatineau
=new= Prescott and Russell
=new= Cornwall - Morrisburg
=new= Smiths Falls - Lanark - Sharbot Lake
=new= Parry Sound - Muskoka
=new= Haliburton
=new= Renfrew - Pembroke - Barry's Bay
=new= Algonquin
=new= Burk's Falls - Bayfield Inlet.

Scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms.
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==discussion==
Scattered thunderstorms will affect portions of the above regions
this afternoon and early evening. Some of these storms will produce
heavy downpours, small hail, and wind gusts of 70 km/h.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as
warnings may be required or extended.

Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment
Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca

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[benjaminblizzard]

Check out this cell over downtown Toronto. CN Tower is almost invisible!

Edit: Just heard a distant, but powerful rumble of thunder. Looking forward to the next cell that's about to come through!