Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm in Effect for Sault Ste. Marie Area
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on July 4, 2026, 7 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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A yellow watch for severe thunderstorms is in effect for Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island, with potential for strong winds and large hail this afternoon into evening.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Affected area
- Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island, Ontario
- Issued
- July 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island, Ontario.
Alert Details
Environment Canada has issued a yellow watch for severe thunderstorms. The alert is effective from 2026-06-13T16:15:24-00:00 until 2026-06-14T04:00:24-00:00.
Affected Areas
Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island
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 X using #ONStorm. Local utility outages are possible. Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible. There is a risk of injury.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail. Wind gusts up to 90 km/h. Hail up to toonie-sized.
Timeline
This afternoon into this evening.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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