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Funnel clouds spotted on Manitoulin Island and in Sturgeon Falls

WEATHER SUMMARY ENVIRONMENT CANADA ************************* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OF JULY 18/19 CAUSED DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE AREAS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO, INCLUDING SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS (3.

WEATHER SUMMARY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA 

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OF JULY 18/19 CAUSED DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE AREAS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO, INCLUDING SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS (3.5 KM NORTH OF MASSEY), SIOUX NARROWS AND DRYDEN.

IN THE MORNING OF JULY 19, ANOTHER LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT CROSSED NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO, RESULTING IN A FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING IN STURGEON FALLS AND MANITOULIN ISLAND, AS WELL AS A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CALLANDER (15 KM SOUTHEAST OF NORTH BAY).

JULY 18:

10:15 PM       SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS: TREES DOWN
                    
JULY 19:

12:30 AM       SIOUX NARROWS: TREES DOWN, POWER OUTAGES

12:45 AM       DRYDEN: TREES DOWN, POWER OUTAGES, ROOF OFF MODULAR HOME, SHED BLOWN ACROSS LANEWAY, WOOD THROWN THROUGH A WALL

9:45 AM        MANITOULIN ISLAND:FUNNEL CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHED

10:30 AM       STURGEON FALLS: FUNNEL CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHED

10:50 AM       CALLANDER: TREES DOWN AND UPROOTED, HOMES DAMAGED, POWER OUTAGES

THIS WEATHER SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND MAY NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL OR FINAL REPORT.

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