Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for KFL&A region – Kingston News

Setting Canada has positioned a lot of the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) area beneath a extreme thunderstorm warning, which extends to neighbouring areas.

The warning was issued simply after 4 p.m., and notes that “Setting Canada meteorologists are monitoring a extreme thunderstorm able to producing very sturdy wind gusts, pea to dime dimension hail and heavy rain.”

“This line of extreme thunderstorms is positioned from Plevna to Myrehall, transferring east at 65 km/h,” the warning continues, noting that wind gusts as much as 90 km/h are attainable.

“Heavy downpours could cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Sturdy wind gusts can toss unfastened objects, harm weak buildings, break branches off bushes and overturn massive automobiles. Keep in mind, extreme thunderstorms can produce tornadoes,” Setting Canada states.

The next areas are included inside the warning: Kingston, Napanee, Perth, Kaladar, Tamworth, Plevna, Puzzle Lake Provincial Park, Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, Odessa, Sharbot Lake, Sydenham, Silver Lake Provincial Park, Frontenac Provincial Park, Westport, Lanark, and Murphys Level Provincial Park.

“Lightning kills and injures Canadians yearly. Keep in mind, when thunder roars, go indoors!” Setting Canada states.

“Emergency Administration Ontario recommends that you simply take cowl instantly if threatening climate approaches.”

Setting Canada points extreme thunderstorm warnings when “imminent or occurring thunderstorms are more likely to produce or are producing a number of of the next: massive hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall,” in line with the federal group.

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