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Severe thunderstorm warning lifted for Ottawa-Gatineau

Environment Canada has lifted a severe thunderstorm warning for the region although as of 8:30 p.m. conditions remained favourable for powerful storms capable of brutal wind gusts and toonie-sized hail.

Conditions still favourable for powerful winds, toonie-sized hail

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Canada's Parliament Hill set against dark, threatening clouds.
Ominous storm clouds pass by Parliament Hill in 2020. Environment Canada had issued severe thunderstorm warnings across the region earlier on Wednesday, but as of 8:30 p.m., only thunderstorm watches remained in place. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Environment Canada has lifted a severe thunderstorm warning for Ottawa-Gatineau, although conditions remain favourable for powerful storms capable of brutal wind gusts and toonie-sized hail.

Storm warnings had been issued across the region late Wednesday afternoon and early Wednesday evening, although by 8:30 p.m. ET, they had all been lifted.

Severe thunderstorm watches were still in place for Ottawa-Gatineau, however, as well as many surrounding communities including Kingston, Pembroke, Cornwall, Perth and Brockville.

In Ottawa, conditions remained favourable for evening storms that could produce wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and toonie-sized hail, Environment Canada said.

The agency had also previously issued tornado warnings for the Barry's Bay and Deep River areas but those have been lifted as well.

There is currently no mention of a potential tornado for the nation's capital.

A map with blotches of yellow and red.
This map shows thunderstorm watches (in yellow) and warnings (in red) that were in place across eastern Ontario and western Quebec as of 4:30 p.m., during some of the worst of Wednesday's weather. (Environment Canada)

It's the second straight day that the region has been hit by inclement weather.

Ottawa's main airport recorded 17.4 millimetres of rain in a few hours during Tuesday's storm, the greatest single-day volume in six weeks.

Wednesday's forecasted high temperature in Ottawa was 30 C, with humidity potentially making it feel as hot as 37. The capital hasn't reached 30 C since early October.

Daily heat records are possible Wednesday in communities like Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston and Belleville.

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