Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Windsor-Essex
Thursday July 21st, 2016, 2:06pm
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Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Windsor and Essex County.
A line of thunderstorms is expected to move from Southern Michigan in the next couple of hours.
All about watches and warnings:
A severe thunderstorm watch is issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms with Wind gusts of 90 km/h or greater, hail of 2 cm or larger in diameter, and/or heavy rainfall.
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when there is evidence based on radar, satellite pictures, or from a reliable spotter that a storm is imminent or occurring with wind gusts of 90 km/h or greater, hail of 2 cm or larger in diameter, and/or heavy rainfall.