ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS UPDATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AT 5:57 PM EDT WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST 2013. A TORNADO WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY. AT 5:40 PM EDT, METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM THAT IS PRODUCING A TORNADO. STORM SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A TORNADO EAST OF ARTHUR AND IT IS MOVING EAST AT 65 KM/H. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH INCLUDE: GRAND VALLEY. A TORNADO WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO. AT 5:20 PM EDT, METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM THAT IS PRODUCING A TORNADO. STORM SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORNADOS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING NORTHEAST AT 65 KM/H ARE LOCATED NEAR NORLAND, LONGFORD AND NORTHEAST OF BARRIE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURIES. LOCAL DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS. GO INDOORS AND MOVE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS. AVOID AREAS OF THE BUILDING THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY FALLING DEBRIS SUCH AS TREE LIMBS. STAY ON THE LOWER FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUILDING AND IF THE STORM IS PARTICULARLY SEVERE GO TO THE BASEMENT. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH WATER ON ROADS. EVEN SHALLOW FAST MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. IN CANADA, LIGHTNING KILLS UP TO 10 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.EMERGENCYMANAGEMENTONTARIO.CA/ENGLISH/BEPREPARED/BEPREPARED.HTML . ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR WEATHERADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:19:03 +0000
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