Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 6:14 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and very heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: From Stoney Creek to St. Catharines

Motion: Moving east at 40 km/h

Hazards: Wind: damaging (90 km/h) Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Heavy rain

Locations in the Path: Stoney Creek, Beamsville, Vineland, St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls

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Local utility outages are likely. Damage to roofs, fences, soft shelters or trees is likely.

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