Very Low Risk for Severe Weather Saturday

There will be a Very Low risk for severe weather Saturday evening, likely beginning around the 8 PM mark.

Thunderstorms will begin rumbling through the area during the evening hours and will likely continue through the first half of Sunday morning.

Through the Very Low risk area, there will be a fairly low risk for a weak landspout tornado and wind gusts up to 70 km/h. The main hazard with these thunderstorms will be torrential downpours, with a low risk for flooding.

For the rest of the region, non-severe thunderstorms will be expected, with the hazard being torrential downpours.

Risk Levels, Hazards and Locations

Very Low (Green)

Locations: Amherstburg, Barrie, Chatham, Collingwood, Goderich, Grand Bend, Hanover, Kincardine, Kitchener, Leamington, Lion's Head, Listowel, London, Long Point, Midland, Mount Forest, Orillia, Owen Sound, Pelee Island, Rondeau Park, Sarnia, Simcoe, Southampton, St. Thomas, Stratford, Tobermory, Wallaceburg, Windsor and Woodstock

Hazards: Rainfall of 40 to 60 millimetres, torrential downpours, the risk for a weak landspout tornado, wind gusts up to 70 km/h, and flooding.

Non-Severe (Seafoam)

Locations: Blenheim, Bothwell, Brigden, Chatham, Corunna, Dealtown, Dover Centre, Dresden,Erie Beach, Erieau, Grande Pointe, Highgate, Merlin, Mitchell's Bay, Mooretown, Oil City, Oil Springs, Petrolia, Port Alma, Ridgetown, Rondeau Park, Sarnia, Sombra, Thamesville, Wallaceburg, Wilkesport and Wyoming

Hazards: Rainfall of 20 to 40 millimetres and torrential downpours.