WUCN11 CWTO 050001

YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 8:01 P.M. EDT MONDAY 4 MAY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:

=NEW= CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK

      WINDSOR - LEAMINGTON - ESSEX COUNTY.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 10:00 P.M. EDT.



AT 8:01 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING AN 

AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND 

GUSTS AND PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF ESSEX, 

MOVING EAST AT 70 KM/H. 



HAZARDS: 

- 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS. 



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: 

LEAMINGTON, KINGSVILLE, WHEATLEY PROVINCIAL PARK, TILBURY, ESSEX, 

COTTAM, COMBER, ELMDALE, WHEATLEY, PORT ALMA, MERLIN.



LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT 

SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM 

APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND 

HAIL. 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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