The Cool Hangout Place -> WEATHER WATCH: BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WARNING

Red Squirrel - Jun-23-2005 server time

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:22 PM EDT THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2005. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR: =NEW= KAPUSKASING - HEARST - SMOOTH ROCK FALLS =NEW= TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS IGNACE - ENGLISH RIVER SEINE RIVER VILLAGE - MINE CENTRE ATIKOKAN - SHEBANDOWAN - QUETICO PARK UPSALA - RAITH SIOUX LOOKOUT - EASTERN LAC SEUL SAVANT LAKE - STURGEON LAKE GULL BAY - BLACK STURGEON LAKE BEARDMORE - JELLICOE - MACDIARMID ARMSTRONG - AUDEN - WABAKIMI PARK NAKINA - AROLAND - PAGWA FRASERDALE - PLEDGER LAKE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR: DRYDEN - VERMILION BAY FORT FRANCES - EMO - RAINY RIVER EAR FALLS - PERRAULT FALLS - WESTERN LAC SEUL. ==DISCUSSION== CURRENT RADAR IS SHOWING SCATTERED LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 30 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF PICKLE LAKE TO SEINE RIVER VILLAGE. THIS LINE IS MOVING EASTWARD AT ABOUT 80 KM/H. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL..DAMAGING WIND GUSTS NEAR 120 KM/H AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 75 MILLIMETRES IN A SHORT PERIOD. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT AN ISOLATED STORM MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO. IN ADDITION ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD COCHRANE AT 10.15 PM EDT. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN12 CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN. Don't know if it's hail but it's hitting the window pretty hard. Great bed time sound.