07/17/2025
10:38a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED by Environment Canada
DATE: Thursday, July 17, 2025
(Locations listed below description)
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and torrential rain.
Hazards: Wind gusts up to 100 km/h torrential rainfall with amounts exceeding 50 mm a tornado is also possible
when: This afternoon.
Additional information: Thunderstorms along a cold front are expected to move through the Region this afternoon before exiting the province by evening.
Utility outages are possible. Significant damage to property, buildings and trees is possible. When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures canadians every year. Don't drive through flooded roadways.
Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing 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 [email protected] or post reports on x using . To report severe weather in Gatineau, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on x using .
For more information: Https://www.Ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
NEW:
- Alexandria
- Arnprior
- Brockville
- Calabogie
- Charleston Lake
- Cornwall
- Eastern Lanark County
- Frontenac Islands
- Gananoque
- Gatineau
- Kanata
- Kemptville
- Kingston
- Lancaster
- Long Sault
- Mallorytown
- Maxville
- Merrickville-Wolford
- Metcalfe
- Morrisburg
- Newington
- Odessa
- Orléans
- Ottawa North
- Ottawa South
- Perth
- Plevna
- Prescott
- Prescott And Russell
- Renfrew
- Richmond
- Sharbot Lake
- Smiths Falls
- South Frontenac
- Sydenham
- Tamworth
- Western Lanark County
- Westport
- Wi******er
https://instantweather.ca/2025/07/17/jikEWG-severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued/