WUCN11 CWTO 192120
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:20 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
      FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
      APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
      HALIBURTON - MINDEN - SOUTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.

YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:
      OXTONGUE LAKE - FORT IRWIN - NORTHERN HALIBURTON COUNTY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:18 P.M. EDT.

AT 5:19 P.M. EDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

THUNDERSTORM LOCATION: 
EAGLE LAKE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II WILDLANDS PROVINCIAL PARK TO 
COBOCONK 

MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 50 KM/H 
HAZARDS: 
WIND: DAMAGING (90 KM/H) 
HAIL: UP TO QUARTER SIZE (UP TO 2.5 CM) 
RAIN: HEAVY (15 - 50 MM) 

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 
KAWARTHA LAKES 
MINDEN 
KINMOUNT 
GOODERHAM

LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT 
SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM 
APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND 
HAIL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER 
IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/PAGE/BE-PREPARED-EMERGENCY.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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