Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 2:16 a.m. CDT (3:16 a.m. EDT), 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: Line of thunderstorms located from 15 km west of Bishop Lake to Sowden Lake to 30 km southwest of Ignace

Motion: Moving east at 55 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: Sandbar Lake Provincial Park Ignace Sowden Lake Bishop Lake Selwyn Lake Weaver Lake Gulliver Lake Wawang Lake Scotch Lake Pakashkan 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.