Orange Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 4:32 p.m. EDT, a line of dangerous thunderstorms is located from about 15 km west of Bogies Beach to 25 km west of Bayfield then to 30 km northwest of Port Franks. These dangerous thunderstorms are moving quickly to the east at 75 km/h. Damaging wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain are possible.

Locations and nearby areas that could be impacted include: Goderich, Bayfield, Blyth, Grand Bend, Zurich, Wingham, Hensall, Exeter, Mitchell, Lucan

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Utility outages are likely. Significant damage to buildings and/or trees is likely. Heavy rain will likely cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. There is a risk of serious injury. Large hail will likely cause significant damage and injury.

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

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.