Environment Canada has issued the following:
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: City of Toronto
4:20 PM EDT Wednesday 02 August 2017
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain. Another day of strong to severe thunderstorms on tap. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening across Southern Ontario. Conditions will be favourable for some of the thunderstorms to produce torrential downpours. Local rainfall amounts of 50 mm in an hour or less are possible in localities that are affected by a very slow moving thunderstorm or two. Damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and hail are also possible. Hail is also possible. Strong wind gusts are also possible. Intense lightning is likely with any thunderstorm that develops. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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, send an email to ec.cpio-tempetes-ospc-storms.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
At 5:31 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain. The cluster is located from Brampton and Caledon across Vaughan and into Toronto and Ajax. The cluster is moving slowly southeastward. Torrential downpours and quarter sized hail have been reported with some of these thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts of 50 to 100 mm are possible. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall. The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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, send an email to ec.cpio-tempetes-ospc-storms.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
