Tornado Warning Issued for Central Ontario Areas
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on May 9, 2026, 3 months 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 an immediate tornado warning for Oxtongue Lake, Fort Irwin, and Northern Haliburton County in Central Ontario, with a severe thunderstorm possibly producing a tornado.
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- Record type
- Tornado
- Affected area
- Central Ontario
- Issued
- May 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Tornado warnings are short-window notices for the named area. The issuing office is the authority on whether the warning remains active or has been replaced.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Ontario.
Alert Details
Environment Canada has issued a red warning for a tornado, classified as an extreme severity alert. This warning is in effect and was issued at 6:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday.
Affected Areas
The warning affects specific localities in Central Ontario, including Oxtongue Lake, Fort Irwin, and Northern Haliburton County.
What You Should Do
Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the affected localities, as a severe thunderstorm is possibly producing a tornado, posing an immediate threat.
Expected Conditions
The alert involves a severe thunderstorm that may produce a tornado, along with damaging winds, large hail, and locally intense rainfall.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 6:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, May 9, 2026, and expires at 7:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the same day.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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