Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm warning it issued Tuesday for the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
Environment Canada had warned of quarter size hail and very heavy rain of up to 50 mm
CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2026 6:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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A person makes their way past Parliament Hill as a heavy fog hangs over downtown Ottawa on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Sean KilpatrickThe Canadian Press)
Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm warning it issued Tuesday for the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
The agency said earlier this afternoon it was tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing up to quarter size hail and very heavy rain of up to 50 mm.
Alerts on both sides of the river were over just before 6:30 p.m.
The watch was yellow, the lowest level on Environment Canada’s three-level scale.
People should get indoors when thunderstorms approach, according to Environment Canada.
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