"Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes… Be fully satisfied. Storm moves through east end Toronto. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the GTA, warning of strong wind gusts and heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/j51ytcoIKS, The nasty weather that moved close but no threat just rain.

Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can. Toronto under severe thunderstorm watch after city slammed with major storm, Strong winds lead to downed trees, debris as tornado warning lifted for London region, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. “A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located 5 kilometres east of Arthur, moving east at 60 km/h,” the weather agency said in a statement shortly before 5 p.m. Torrnado watches were in effect for Toronto, Newmarket, Georgina, Northern York Region, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Markham. "This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. pic.twitter.com/zrFKcUxb0z. That escalated. According to the weather agency, at 5:48 pm, the tornado watch was issued for the region with the thunderstorm watch following shortly after at 6:05 pm. @CP24 @weathernetwork #ONStorm Shot in Mimico looking west to Mississauga at 6:05pm. A tornado watch has ended for the City of Toronto. Tornado watches in yellow. Plumbing is easy with Tornado Plumbing & Drains. Thunderstorms are possible through the afternoon before weakening and moving east of the area this evening.

A tornado warning for Toronto other parts of the GTA has ended. Yes Toronto is in the watch zone pic.twitter.com/zES2Mp6Ndv. A large swath of the Greater Toronto Area has been put under a tornado watch as atmospheric conditions prove favourable for "the development of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes." Peel Regional Police said they are receiving several calls for downed trees, some resting on hydro lines. The watch was upgraded to a warning for Dufferin-Innisfil and Halton-Peel at the same time. Tornado Spectral Systems is a leading manufacturer of chemical analysis and measurement systems using Raman spectroscopy.

(@Ela06243870 /Twitter). Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible," writes the federal weather agency. People in those areas were advised to seek shelter immediately if threatening weather approaches. No injuries have been reported in connection with the storm so far. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. ", Tornado warnings in red.