Continued: 7:05 PM EDT Wednesday 20 July 2022 by Environment Canada
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for:
Chatham-Kent - Rondeau Park
Sarnia - Petrolia - Western Lambton County
Strathroy - Komoka - Western Middlesex County
Watford - Pinery Park - Eastern Lambton County
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:04 P.M. EDT.
THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM 12 KILOMETRES
SOUTH OF LAMBTON SHORES TO 11 KILOMETRES EAST OF PETROLIA TO 10
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF WALPOLE ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 60 KM/H.
HAZARDS:
90 KM/H WIND GUSTS.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
STRATHROY, WALLACEBURG, OIL SPRINGS, WATFORD, BECHER, DRESDEN,
BENTPATH, OIL CITY, FLORENCE, INWOOD, THAMESVILLE, WARWICK,
BOTHWELL, ALVINSTON, ARKONA, NEWBURY, KERWOOD, ADELAIDE, GLENCOE AND
APPIN.
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!
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.