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Severe thunderstorm warning by Environment Canada

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads
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NEWS RELEASE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for:
   Innisfil - New Tecumseth - Angus, Ont.

Current details:
At 9:49 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.

Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

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 tweet reports using #ONStorm.

For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.

More details on the alert are available here.

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