Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 11:15 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: 65 km southeast of Moose Factory to Hearst

Motion: Moving southeast at 70 km/h

Hazards: Wind: damaging (90 - 110 km/h) Hail: loonie to ping pong ball size (2.5 to 4.5 cm) Rain: heavy (15 - 50 mm)

Locations in the Path: Fushimi Lake Provincial Park Lac-Ste-Thérèse Ryland Hearst Jogues Hallebourg Coppell Val Côté Mattice Kesagami Provincial Park Opasatika Piyagoskogau Lake McParlon Lake Fraserdale Harty Lepage Val Rita René Brunelle Provincial Park Lawagamau Lake

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Local utility outages are likely. Damage to roofs, fences, soft shelters or trees is likely. Large hail may cause significant damage and injury.

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