Parts of southern Ontario including Toronto are under a severe thunderstorm warning Friday afternoon.
Environment Canada warns that current weather conditions may lead to strong wind, large hail and heavy rain. The area was previously under a watch but has been upgraded to a warning, meaning the risk of storms is much higher.
Severe thunderstorms can down trees, damage property and produce tornados, the weather agency said in a statement.
The following areas are under a severe thunderstorm warning:
- City of Toronto
- Caledon
- Vaughan-Richmond Hill-Markham
- Pickering-Oshawa-Southern Durham Region
- Newmarket-Georgina-Northern York Region
- Cobourg-Colborne-Western Northumberland County
- Uxbridge-Beaverton-Northern Durham Region
- Shelburne-Mansfield-Northern Dufferin County
- Innisfil-New Tecumseth-Angus
- London-Parkhill-Eastern Middlesex County
- Woodstock-Tillsonburg-Oxford County
- Stratford-Mitchell-Southern Perth County
- Listowel-Milverton-Northern Perth County
- Mount Forest-Arthur-Northern Wellington County
- Orangeville-Grand Valley-Southern Dufferin County
- Hanover-Dundalk-Southern Grey County
The warning has ended for these areas:
- Watford-Pinery Park-Eastern Lambton County
- Strathroy-Komoka-Western Middlesex County
- Halton Hills-Milton
- Mississauga-Brampton
- Kitchener-Cambridge-Region of Waterloo
- Guelph-Erin-Southern Wellington County
- Lindsay-Southern Kawartha Lakes
- Peterborough City-Lakefield-Southern Peterborough County
