WUCN11 CWTO 022245 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:45 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR: PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL CORNWALL - LANCASTER MAXVILLE - ALEXANDRIA. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:43 P.M. EDT. AT 6:44 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO TOONIE SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM LORNE TO EMBRUN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 KM/H. HAZARD: TOONIE SIZE HAIL AND 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CORNWALL, MAXVILLE, ALEXANDRIA, LANCASTER, AVONMORE, TAYSIDE, NORTHFIELD, BLOOMINGTON, MONKLAND, ST. ELMO, DOMINIONVILLE, BONVILLE, STRATHMORE, MARTINTOWN, AVONDALE, FASSIFERN, GLENBROOK, WILLIAMSTOWN AND BAINSVILLE. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION: HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC