Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 7:11 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking an area of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and very heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: About 25 km northwest of Turtle River-White Otter Lake Provincial Park

Motion: Moving southeast at 35 km/h

Hazards: Wind: damaging (90 - 110 km/h) Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Rain: very heavy (50 - 100 mm)

Locations in the Path: Turtle River-White Otter Lake Provincial Park

A second thunderstorm located: Near East English River Provincial Park

Motion: Moving southeast at 35 km/h

Hazards: Wind: strong (up to 90 km/h) Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Rain: very heavy (50 - 100 mm)

Locations in the Path: East English River Provincial Park Sowden Lake Mattawa Lake

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