6:30 PM EDT Saturday 29 June 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for: Gogama - Foleyet At 6:29 PM EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to nickel size hail. A severe thunderstorm is located 10 kilometres south of Bigfour Lake, moving east at 70 km/h. Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail. Locations impacted include: Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park and Smoothwater Lake. Another severe thunderstorm is located 16 kilometres southwest of Ostrom, moving east at 50 km/h. Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail. Locations impacted include: Westree, Stupart and Felix. 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. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches. 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. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm . For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency . Watches 6:45 PM EDT Saturday 29 June 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for: Gogama - Foleyet Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail. Hazards: Wind gusts near 90 km/h. Up to nickel sized hail. Timing: Continuing into early this evening. Discussion: Thunderstorm development continues over northeastern Ontario. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe with strong wind gusts and hail as the primary threats. Thunderstorms are slowly weakening while moving east. 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. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches. 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. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm . For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency .