Environment Canada canceled the tornado warning for Elgin County Wednesday evening as a powerful thunderstorm moved through the region.
London-Middlesex, Sarnia-Lambton and Huron-Perth counties were also under tornado warnings earlier in the evening, but they have since been lifted.
As of midnight Thursday, all tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for southern Ontario were canceled by Environment Canada.
Heat advisories remain in effect for much of southern Ontario, including Elgin, Grey-Bruce, Huron-Perth, London-Middlesex and Sarnia-Lambton.
Local areas under Wednesday’s tornado watch:
- Grey-Bruce
- Huron-Perth
- Middlesex-London
- Sarnia-Lambton
- Waterloo-Wellington
- Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent
In the event of a tornado or if a tornado warning has been issued for your area, it is recommended to go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from exterior walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell, or interior closet. Abandon mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers, and other temporary or freestanding shelters and move to a sturdy building if you can. As a last resort, lie low and protect your head from flying debris.
In the London area
Meanwhile in London, fire crews responded to multiple locations across the city where fallen trees had brought down power lines, including on Sherwood Avenue and Linwood Street.
Fire of London, in tandem with the City of London’s forestry department and London Hydro, dealt with downed power lines and asked the public to avoid the area.
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