Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 1:32 a.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: A line of thunderstorms located from 15 km west of Mattawa Lake to 30 km northwest of Turtle River-White Otter Lake Provincial Park to Lower Manitou Lake

Motion: Moving quickly to the east at 60 km/h

Hazards: Wind: strong (90 km/h) Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Rain: heavy (15 - 50 mm)

Locations in the Path: Lower Manitou Lake Mattawa Lake Sandbar Lake Provincial Park Sowden Lake Ignace Entwine Lake Selwyn Lake Wawang Lake White Otter Lake Gulliver Lake

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Local utility outages are likely. Heavy rain may cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. There is a risk of injury.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.