Update 3:
As the first full week of summer ends, storms around the northeast brought thunderstorms and hail to several communities.
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches in several areas on both Wednesday and Thursday due to the heavy wind gusts and potential harm that could be caused by the hail.
Many viewers from around the region shared pictures and video of the hail that came down this week with CTV News.
Some of the hail in Kirkland Lake on Thursday was almost as big as a loonie.
(Hail fell in Kirkland Lake Thursday. Source: Shon Gavline)
Tammy Souriol, of Kirkland Lake, says her daughter is saving a cup of it in her freezer.
Viewers in the Sudbury communities of Lively and Whitefish shared pictures and video of the hail that fell on Thursday, but as the storm got further into the city, the hail stopped.
As the daytime storm blew through the Markstay area, east of Sudbury, Dominique Chrétien captured a double rainbow.
Update 2:
Greater Sudbury's severe thunderstorm warning has been downgraded to a watch just before 4 pm, while the watch in Kirkland Lake - Temagami has been upgraded to a warning.
A severe thunderstorm watch has also been issued for North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa and West Nipissing - French River areas.
Update:
At just after 3:30 pm Thursday, June 27, Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm warning for Greater Sudbury area to Espanola and Killarney.
Wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour and up to nickel-sized hail.
Mike Steinman tells CTV News that a hail storm blew through the Sudbury community of Lively around 3:15 pm Thursday afternoon.
Original:
Environment Canada issues another severe thunderstorm watch for many communities in northeastern Ontario.
It says developing weather conditions could produce severe thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts and large hail for the following northeastern Ontario communities:
- Chapleau - Missinaibi Lake
- Gogama - Foleyet
- Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
- Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
Thunderstorms are expected to begin Thursday afternoon and last into the evening with wind gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour and hail up to 2 centimetres in diameter.
(Hail in Kirkland Lake June 26, 2019. Credit Chantal Charbonneau)
Large hail can cause property damage and injury and strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees, and overturn large vehicles.
Environment Canada says that lightning kills and injures Canadians every year, so “when thunder roars, go indoors.”
Emergency management officials recommend taking cover immediately when threatening weather approaches.
