WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA
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Special weather statement in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
A cold front sweeping through Southwestern Ontario early this evening is bringing showers and thunderstorms with it.
The thunderstorms may produce wind gusts to 70 km/h, and very heavy downpours giving a quick 15 to 25 mm of rain in under an hour. Frequent lightning is also possible with some of the thunderstorms.
Motorists should be prepared for sudden very low visibility during heavy downpours during the thunderstorms.
The showers and thunderstorms will end later this evening in the wake of the cold front.
Environment Canada is closely monitoring this situation. Severe thunderstorm watches or warnings may be issued if required.
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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