Severe weather prompts Tornado warnings for parts of southern Ontario
Posted July 19, 2020 1:25 pm.
Last Updated July 19, 2020 2:34 pm.
Severe storms sweeping across the province prompted tornado warnings in a number of communities in southwestern and south central Ontario.
Mississagua, Brampton, Halton Hills and Milton were under a warning about the possibility of tornadoes bringing with it strong winds with gusts up to 100 km/h and heavy rains which had the potential to cause flooding. Environment Canada ended all warnings just before 1:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches were also posted for most of southern Ontario which has been in the grips of a stifling heat wave the past week.
At one point, Hydro One reported more than 30,000 customers were without power in southwestern and central Ontario due to the effects of the storm.
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Yowza! That happened fast. Sheets of rain, loud thunder, lightening! #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/wfcRFdEGMo
— Dilshad Burman (@DilshadBurman) July 19, 2020
Massive thunderstorm moving over Toronto right now – we are live on @680NEWS. pic.twitter.com/fRAh3ngJKJ
— Amber LeBlanc (@Amber680) July 19, 2020
Wow. Powerful storm moving through Toronto right now #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/AbKWaatfKE
— Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) July 19, 2020
Cambridge being hit with a giant deluge of rain, wind, and thunder. This is 12:13 Sunday afternoon. @570NEWS @680NEWS @680NEWSweather pic.twitter.com/04YVyYTejh
— Mark Douglas (@DouglasCityNews) July 19, 2020
Check out this massive ponding on the #NBDVP at Dundas – at least 2 right lanes affected. pic.twitter.com/7Ebx3WW255
— 680 NewsRadio Toronto Traffic & Weather (@NewsRadioTO) July 19, 2020
