Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 9:10 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: Bissett Creek Provincial Park 20 km east of Kiosk 20 km northwest of Burnt Island Lake

Motion: Moving southeast at 55 km/h

Hazards: Wind: strong (up to 90 km/h) Hail: loonie to ping pong ball size (2.5 to 4.5 cm) Rain: heavy (15 - 50 mm)

Locations in the Path: Burnt Island Lake Algonquin Provincial Park Lake Travers Lake of Two Rivers Grand Lake Whitney Opeongo River Provincial Park

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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.