Tornado Watch Issued for Dryden - Vermilion Bay
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 3, 2026, 2 weeks 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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Orange watch for tornado in effect as conditions favour severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes in Dryden - Vermilion Bay.
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- Record type
- Tornado Watch
- Affected area
- Dryden - Vermilion Bay, Ontario
- Issued
- August 3, 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 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Dryden - Vermilion Bay, Ontario.
Alert Details
Orange watch - tornado - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-03T22:19:29-00:00, expires 2026-08-04T07:02:29-00:00.
Affected Areas
Dryden - Vermilion Bay.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #ONStorm.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible. Risk of tornadoes. Wind gusts up to 100 km/h. Toonie to ping pong ball sized hail. Heavy rainfall with local amounts up to 50 mm. Thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes are possible, with the greatest threat most likely for areas closer to the international border. There is also a risk of heavy rainfall accumulations for areas that receive several thunderstorms.
Timeline
Beginning this evening, and ending near midnight.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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