UPDATE: Tornado warnings in eastern Ontario are over. One warning remains in effect in the Papineauville/Chénéville area of Quebec. The severe thunderstorm warning for Ottawa has ended. ottnews
Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for Gatineau shortly after 4 p.m., saying a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located near Buckingham, moving north at 30 km/h. An emergency alert went to phones in Ottawa as well, but no formal tornado warning was issued for the city. By 4:30 p.m., the tornado warning was no longer in effect in Gatineau.
The weather agency had issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Ottawa Monday, and it was later upgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning as heavy rain and loud thunder battered downtown. The thunder briefly interrupted police chief Eric Stubbs while he was answering questions in a media availability ahead of Monday's police services board meeting. The thunderstorm warning ended just before 5:15 p.m., but a watch remained in effect.
Environment Canada says a cluster of severe thunderstorms is located near Ottawa, moving north at 25 km/h, which could include strong wind gusts up to 90 km/h, nickel-sized hail and heavy downpours. Kimbell said he expects more rain over the coming hours as another line of storms stretching up from the Belleville area moves over Ottawa.
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