ENDED: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa
Posted Aug 11, 2021 07:44:00 PM.
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa has ended.
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Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, and they say it's heading for Ottawa.
As of 3:31p.m., the storm was located near Arnprior, moving northeast at 35 km/h.
The wind gusts in this storm could get up to 90 km/h, and Environment Canada says hail and locally heavy rain are also possible.
Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent thunderstorms are likely to produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management recommends that residents take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
