Severe thunderstorm warnings are currently in effect for the Outaouais and eastern Ontario regions.
The areas of Fort William, Shawville, Low, Wakefield, Maniwaki and Gracefield were placed under severe thunderstorm warning shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Environment Canada meteorologists are monitoring an area of severe thunderstorms with the potential to produce very strong gusts, hail up to the size of a two-dollar coin and heavy rain
we can read on the website of the federal agency.
This same alert is also in effect for the Rapides-des-Joachims sector. The alert was issued shortly after 9 p.m., after a first alert at 8:20 p.m.
Another severe thunderstorm warning is in place for the areas of Renfrew, Arnprior, Calabogie, Barry’s Bay, Killaloe, Plevna, Sharbot Lake, West Lanark County, Smiths Falls, Perth and East Lanark County. Environment Canada emphasizes that its meteorologists are monitoring a dangerous thunderstorm with the potential to produce damaging gusts, hail up to the size of a nickel and heavy rain.
A severe thunderstorm watch particularly affects the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, as well as the Prescott and Russell sectors.
A tornado watch is in effect for the entire Outaouais, with the exception of Gatineau. It also affects the areas of Renfrew, Pembroke, Arnprior, Calabogie, Killaloe, Barry’s Bay, Smiths Falls, Perth and East Lanark County.
Some of these weather watches and alerts have been in effect since Thursday morning for some regions of the Outaouais and eastern Ontario.
First evening of FFO canceled due to weather
The Festival franco-ontarien (FFO) has canceled all shows scheduled for Thursday evening due to weather conditions, the team announced on its social networks.
Organizers first interrupted the festival due to “a warning of electrical storms,” less than an hour after the start of the first show of the 49th edition of the FFOfeaturing artist Paul Beaubrun.
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Paul Beaubrun was performing at the Festival franco-ontarien. This was interrupted due to the weather.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Daniel Bouchard
They asked festival-goers to leave the venue and monitor its social media where the team said it would post updates. Then, about 30 minutes later, the FFO announced on its social networks that all shows on its first evening were canceled due to weather conditions.
We had to make the difficult decision to cancel tonight’s shows, due to the weather. Everyone’s safety is our priority. We will be back tomorrow for our Hip-hop and Rap Vibrations evening, we can’t wait to see you!
the team wrote on Facebook.
People who held a ticket for Thursday evening only will see their ticket transformed into a passport for the rest of the festival
a spokesperson for the FFO.
More details to come.
With information from Daniel Bouchard
