A person crosses the road at Metcalfe Street as heavy rain pours down in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Ottawa area.
Environment Canada issued the watch at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday, and is tracking a system that could produce dangerous thunderstorms including strong winds, hail and torrential rain.Posted: Jul 16, 2024 11:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago
A person sheltering under an umbrella crosses Metcalfe Street as heavy rain poured down on Ottawa last month. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Ottawa area. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for a large swath of eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Environment Canada issued the watch at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday. The agency is tracking a system that could produce dangerous thunderstorms including strong winds, hail and torrential rain.The storm is headed eastward Tuesday afternoon and into the evening, the weather agency said. Rainfall warnings could follow if the system lingers.Tuesday's watch follows a severe thunderstorm warning issued on Monday. That storm brought heavy rain across the region Monday evening before being lifted.
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