ACCN10 CWTO 301942 FORECAST OF THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:43 PM EDT FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2011. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 4.00 AM SATURDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FORECAST OF THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THIS EVENING..ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST. OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY..NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. SUNDAY..NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS THE LAST THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FORECAST OF THE 2011 SEASON. THIS FORECAST WILL RESUME ON 01-MAY-2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A THUNDERSTORM IS DEFINED AS SEVERE IF IT PRODUCES ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: - WIND GUSTS OF 90 KM/H OR GREATER. - HAIL OF 2 CENTIMETRES IN DIAMETER OR GREATER. - RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 50 MILLIMETRES OR GREATER IN ONE HOUR OR LESS. - A TORNADO. NOTE: THIS FORECAST IS ISSUED TWICE DAILY FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30. END/KUHN/OSPC