Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Squalls with wind gusts up to 40 knots are expected or occurring in the area.

Thunderstorms located over central Lake Erie are tracking southeast at 20 knots.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

At 6:24 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible.

At 6:25P.M. EDT a tornado located over Dutton travelling 20 knots southeast will track southeast over Lake Erie

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This is a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation.

Tornado warnings are issued when a thunderstorm is producing or is likely to produce a tornado.

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail.

What: 
Wind gusts up to 90 km/h. 
Up to toonie size hail. 
Risk of a tornado. 

When: 
This afternoon and evening. 

Additional information: 
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to intensify early this afternoon. Once the storms have intensified there is a risk of a brief tornado.

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Local utility outages are possible.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.