WUCN11 CWTO 091908
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:08 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
      CITY OF TORONTO.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:06 P.M. EDT.

AT 3:07 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.

THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: 
DOWNTOWN TORONTO TO ETOBICOKE 

MOTION: 
MOVING EAST AT 55 KM/H 

HAZARDS: 
LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MM 

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 
DOWNTOWN TORONTO 
TORONTO ISLAND 
ETOBICOKE

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO 
VISIBILITY. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER 
IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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