Updated July 16 at 6:35 p.m.
Environment Canada has called off a severe thunderstorm warning that was issued for Greater Sudbury earlier today.
There is still a 60 per cent chance of showers Monday evening with a risk of a thunderstorm.
Updated July 16 at 3 p.m.
Environment Canada has upgraded the severe thunderstorm watch it issued this morning for the Greater Sudbury area to a severe thunderstorm warning.
At 2:32 p.m. Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking an area of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain, said the warning.
Northeast to southwest lines of strong to severe thunderstorms are tracking slowly eastward through the region at 40 km/h.
Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
Original story:
One week after a damaging storm blew through Sudbury, Environment Canada has issued another severe thunderstorm watch for the Nickel City and surrounding area.
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
The risk of severe thunderstorms is associated with a cold front moving from west to east over Northeastern Ontario today.
Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors.
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management 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, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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