Tornado warning issued for parts of southwestern Ontario - BERITAJA

Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for parts of southwestern Ontario arsenic meteorologists way a terrible thunderstorm.

The informing was issued soon aft 6 p.m. Thursday for areas including Strathroy, Komoka, occidental Middlesex County, Rodney, Shedden and occidental Elgin County.

According to Environment Canada, the large wind was located complete Glencoe and moving eastbound astatine about 40 km/h.

Communities successful its imaginable way see Wardsville, Glencoe, Melbourne, Dutton and John E. Pearce Provincial Park.

The upwind agency warned that damaging winds, ample hail and locally aggravated rainfall are besides imaginable for southwestern Ontario.

“This is simply a very vulnerable and perchance life-threatening situation,” Environment Canada said successful the alert, urging residents to return shelter instantly successful a basement, interior room aliases sturdy building.

Earlier Thursday afternoon, Environment Canada had issued a terrible thunderstorm watch for parts of the region, informing conditions were favourable for thunderstorms could of producing upwind gusts up to 90 km/h, toonie-sized hail and a consequence of tornadoes.

People are being advised to debar going outdoors and to protect themselves from flying debris if terrible upwind approaches.

Residents are besides being urged to show forecasts and upwind alerts arsenic the large wind moves done the region.