Squall Watch in Effect for Western Lake Erie
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 16, 2026, 7 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a squall watch for Western Lake Erie due to expected scattered thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 35 knots.
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- Record type
- Squall Watch
- Affected area
- Western Lake Erie
- Issued
- August 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Lake Erie.
Alert Details
Squall watch issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-16T15:21:10-00:00 until 2026-08-17T05:33:10-00:00.
Affected Areas
Western Lake Erie.
What You Should Do
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Expected Conditions
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to cross the lake. Some of these storms are possible to produce wind gusts up to 35 knots.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-08-16T15:21:10-00:00, expires 2026-08-17T05:33:10-00:00. Thunderstorms expected this afternoon into this evening.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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