Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 11:16 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking an area of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and very heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: An area from Whitney to Barry's Bay, extending southeast towards Kaladar.

Motion: Moving southeast at 30 km/h

Hazards: Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Rain: very heavy (50 - 75 mm) Wind: possibly strong (up to 90 km/h)

Locations in the Path: Madawaska, Round Lake Centre, Barry's Bay, Killaloe, Golden Lake, Lake St. Peter, Combermere, Maynooth, Bancroft, Northbrook

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Local utility outages are likely. Heavy rain may cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.

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