(4:40 p.m. update) - Damaging winds, large hail possible

Following are Environment Canada weather warnings and watches affecting SooToday.com country.

They are followed by a U.S. National Weather Service severe thunderstorm watch for Chippewa County, including the Michigan Soo.

************************** A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK - WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE.

WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PASSING THROUGH THE REGIONS.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 100 KM/H.

LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO BE ASSOCIATED.

REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK - CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN ISLAND - BLIND RIVER - THESSALON - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY.

POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGIONS, CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVOURABLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS EXCEEDING 100 KM/H AND LARGE HAIL ASSOCIATED.

REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

************************* From U.S. National Weather Service

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 407 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY

THROUGH EARLY EVENING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

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