Content of the article
Environment Canada’s tornado surveillance that was in effect Thursday in Ottawa from Kanata to Orleans and to Richmond and Metcalfe is over.
Content of the article
Environment Canada said the control for the North Ottawa – Kanata – Orleans and South Ottawa – Richmond – Metcalfe regions has ended as of 5:29 p.m. About an hour earlier, the agency put an end to its severe storm warnings for both areas.
It was shortly after 3 p.m. that the agency had issued severe storm warnings for Ottawa, reporting that meteorologists were tracking a system capable of producing very strong gusts of wind, including hail and heavy rain.
OTTAWA – Storm clouds roll over Merivale Road on Thursday, June 16, 2022 Photo by Errol McGihon / Postmedia
Public Safety Director Beth Gooding said the city of Ottawa had entered “surveillance” mode on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the potential for a “major” weather event on Thursday.
He was “internally coordinating preparedness activities using the well-established plans and processes we have in place” and linking with Canada’s Environment and Climate Change.
Content of the article
“The Emergency Operations Center is not officially activated, but its structure is in place and the city is ready to be activated today if weather conditions warrant an emergency response,” Gooding said. add that residents can find emergency preparedness details at ottawa.ca and ontario.ca as needed.
Earlier on Thursday, tornado surveillance was underway in parts of Quebec, including the Upper Gatineau-Lièvre-Papineau areas on the other side of the Ottawa River, including Chelsea and Wakefield.
Conditions were ripe for the development of severe storms that could produce tornadoes on Thursday afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada said, adding that strong winds, heavy hail and heavy rain were also possible.