Continued: 4:03 PM EDT Wednesday 20 July 2022 by Environment Canada
Severe Thunderstorm Warning continued for:
Windsor - Leamington - Essex County
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:02 P.M. EDT.
AT 4:03 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM MCGREGOR TO 20
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF COLCHESTER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 KM/H.
HAZARD: 100 KM/H WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
LEAMINGTON, KINGSVILLE, POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK, COLCHESTER,
HARROW, COTTAM, PELEE ISLAND AND COMBER.
LARGE HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS
CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF
TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY
YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS!
THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.