October 14 - Ontario Thunderstorm Alert, possible severe weather Options

[EOsnowmom]

If those storms south of us cross the border, it's going to be an interesting afternoon! It's hot and humid where I am right now. There's a wind warning in effect and now a severe thunderstorm alert!

WWCN11 CWTO 141644
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:44 PM EDT FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2011.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
=NEW= KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
=NEW= PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
=NEW= APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
=NEW= STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
=NEW= BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
=NEW= BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
=NEW= CITY OF OTTAWA
=NEW= GATINEAU
=NEW= PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
=NEW= CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
=NEW= SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
=NEW= RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
=NEW= DEEP RIVER - WHITNEY - EASTERN ALGONQUIN PARK.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS
AFTERNOON PRECEDED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL,
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY
RAINFALL..MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED
BULLETINS.

[ottawasnowstorm]

Real rare to have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect in the middle of october for Ottawa. Not complaing, however! They may be the next best thing to a big snowstorm.

[EOsnowmom]

Real rare to have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect in the middle of october for Ottawa. Not complaing, however! They may be the next best thing to a big snowstorm.

I'm waiting for the snowstorm. You may have this one, I don't mind sharing. LOL

Upgraded to a warning for a "dangerous storm"!

AT 1:44 PM EDT FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2011.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS
=NEW= OTTAWA SOUTH - RICHMOND - METCALFE
=NEW= GATINEAU
=NEW= SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY.

A DANGEROUS STORM IS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THE AREA.
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY
RAINFALL. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO
PRODUCE TORNADOES.

MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
BROCKVILLE - LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE
RENFREW - PEMBROKE - BARRY'S BAY
DEEP RIVER - WHITNEY - EASTERN ALGONQUIN PARK.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS
AFTERNOON PRECEDED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL,
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY
RAINFALL..MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED
BULLETINS.

=NEW= PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
=NEW= MORRISBURG - LONG SAULT
=NEW= WINCHESTER - NEWINGTON
BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE
OTTAWA NORTH - KANATA - ORLEANS
OTTAWA SOUTH - RICHMOND - METCALFE
GATINEAU.

AT 1:40 PM RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
OTTAWA TO THE CARDINAL AREA ALONG THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER.
THE STRONGEST STORM IS OVER WESTERN OTTAWA AND APPROACHING THE
ALYMER AREA. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

[an uncanny otter]

Wow! This definitely came out of nowhere for eastern Ontario. I expected non-severe storms at best for most of the province.

There's a long line of heavy storms making a beeline for Ottawa. A lot of rain associated with them - flooding seems likely.

This post has been edited by an uncanny otter: Oct 14 2011, 01:33 PM

[TriC]

The wind could be an issue in southwestern Ontario. with gust around 80km..Tonight into tomorrow. alot of trees down this way have most their leafs left on them.

[Cre47]

There was some flooding across several areas of Ottawa, namely the area near the General Hospital, along St-Laurent Blvd as well as in South Keys and Barrhaven.

Speaking of snow check out the new thread I`ve created tonight.

[ottawasnowstorm]

Wow! This definitely came out of nowhere for eastern Ontario. I expected non-severe storms at best for most of the province.

There's a long line of heavy storms making a beeline for Ottawa. A lot of rain associated with them - flooding seems likely.

There was a lot of sun in Ottawa today and it was pretty warm at about 22C, however, Ottawa wasn't supposed to get any sun today according to the morning forecast as well as yesterday's forecast. I'm sure that sun fueled the thunderstorms to make them get to the levels they got to. In my area in eastern Ottawa, while we didn't get it as bad as the west end of Ottawa and even some parts of eastern Ottawa, we still got a very heavy downpour at 3:00 pm which lasted for about 10-15 minutes. I assure you, the rare october severe thunderstorm warning for Ottawa was warranted and not just for my area but for most/all of Ottawa, especially the areas where flooding occured. The clouds at about 2:20 pm were just amazingly dark, at least as dark as the summer thunderstorms. It was an awesome sight.

This post has been edited by ottawasnowstorm: Oct 14 2011, 07:55 PM