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WUCN11 CWTO 191711
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:11 PM EDT FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2005.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY 
=NEW= STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH COUNTY 
=NEW= LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY 
=NEW= KITCHENER - CAMBRIDGE - REGION OF WATERLOO 
=NEW= GUELPH - ERIN - SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY 
=NEW= MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY 
=NEW= ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY 
=NEW= SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY 
=NEW= SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY 
=NEW= HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY 
=NEW= OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==
RADAR IS DETECTING SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THESE REGIONS.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
90 KM/H..LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF 2 CENTIMETRES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN 
EXCESS OF 50 MILLIMETRES IN ONE HOUR.

THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE A TORNADO AND DOPPLER 
RADAR HAS DETECTED MID LEVEL ROTATION IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE CELLS.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE 
REGIONS.  REMEMBER SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED 
WARNINGS.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN 
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS A
VAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.

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