Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Sault and area

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN

************************* ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS UPDATED A SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO AT 11:44 PM EDT WEDNESDAY 20 JULY 2011.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY AND ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE AND GOGAMA - FOLEYET.

POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, INTENSE LIGHTNING, DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS.

THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY RAINFALL, MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED BULLETINS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS, INTENSE LIGHTNING, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

THEY WILL MOVE EAST AND MAY REACH THE QUEBEC BORDER OVERNIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT AREAS AS FAR SOUTH AS A SAULT STE MARIE TO ELLIOT LAKE LINE OVERNIGHT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.

CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN WAWA AND MONTREAL RIVER NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 100 KM/H. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS GIVING 25 TO 50 MM OF RAIN IN UNDER AN HOUR AND INTENSE LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY. 2 TO 3 CM HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THE AREA.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY RAINFALL.

REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ENDED FOR WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK.

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