WUCN11 CWTO 031740 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:40 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR: =NEW= OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS =NEW= SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 3:39 P.M. EDT. AT 1:40 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM EARDLEY TO LIMERICK LAKE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 70 KM/H. HAZARD: 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ARNPRIOR, BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, BON ECHO, KALADAR, PLEVNA, LANARK, FITZROY PROVINCIAL PARK, CARLETON PLACE, CARP AND KANATA. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE 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