WFCN11 CWTO 192229 kad@ tornado warning updated by environment canada at 6:29 pm edt friday 19 july 2013. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---- tornado warning for: --new-- city of hamilton dunnville - caledonia - haldimand brantford - county of brant. tornado warning - upgraded from a severe thunderstorm warning for: city of hamilton. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----discussion---- updated or ended by 7:00 pm edt. at 18:20 edt, radar shows a thunderstorm that may be producing a tornado near the grand river near brantford. the storm is moving eastward at 60 km/h. this is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. emergency management ontario recommends that you take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet. leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can. as a last resort, lie in a low spot and protect your head from flying debris. tornadoes are likely wrapped in rain and may not be visible. do not wait to see a funnel cloud. for more information: emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/bepre pared.html . environment canada continues to monitor the situation closely. stay tuned to your local media or weatheradio for further updates. if you would like to report severe weather, you can send an email to storm.ontario(at)ec.gc.ca. end/spc 18:32ET 19-07-13
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:02:38 +0000
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