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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Onta Active for next 3 hour, 47 minutes Locations: City of Toronto; Mississauga - ... Show more Posted 13 minutes ago – Environment Canada How likely:How soon:How severe: At 5:45DT, meteorologists are tracking a slow moving cluster of thunderstorms with very heavy downpours capable of producing localized flash flooding. The thunderstorms are over the Mississauga and Brampton regions and moving slowly eastward toward Markham, Richmond Hill and Toronto. These thunderstorms will pass over areas which have already received over 30 mm of rain from previous storms. Total rainfall amounts could locally reach 50 to 75 mm. Recommended actions Please monitor for further updates to this alert. Excerpted from getprepared.gc.ca Before: Before a severe thunderstorm, unplug radios and televisions - listen for weather updates on your battery-powered radio. Follow instructions for what to do before a severe storm During: During thunderstorms, you should also stay away from items that conduct electricity, such as telephones, appliances, sinks, bathtubs, radiators and metal pipes. Do not go out to rescue the laundry on the clothesline because it may conduct electricity. If you are outdoors when a thunderstorm hits, take shelter immediately, preferably in a building but, failing this, in a depressed area such as a ditch, culvert or cave. Never go under a tree. Follow instructions for what to do during a severe storm What is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning? WatchWarning A Severe Thunderstrorm Warning is issued when there is evidence based on radar , satellite pictures, or from a reliable spotter that any one or more of the following three weather conditions is imminent or occurring: Wind gusts of 90 km/h or greater, which could cause structural wind damage; Hail of two centimeters (cm) or larger in diameter; or Heavy rainfall, as per rainfall criteria, excluding those for winter and during thaw (see above). Source: ec.gc.ca
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:05:47 +0000

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