severe thunderstorm warning <\/a>for the Ottawa-Gatineau\u00a0area. <\/p>\nThe weather agency said Tuesday evening that conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, heavy rain and hail.<\/p>\n
The storm could on Tuesday night the agency said.<\/p>\n
The area could see wind gusts up to 110 km\/h, ping pong ball-sized hail and 50 millimetres or more of rain, according to the watch.<\/p>\n
The watch covers a large swath of eastern Ontario. Another yellow thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of western Quebec.<\/p>\n
The watch is yellow, the lowest level on Environment Canada’s three-level scale. <\/p>\n
Local utility outages are also possible, the agency warned.<\/p>\n
Fallen trees, flooding reported in Kingston area<\/p>\n
Significant thunderstorms and tornado warnings tore through Kingston, Ont., and its surrounding communities early Tuesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was reported flooding at the Gardiners Road underpass, near the intersection of Development Drive in Kingston, according to a statement from the city. <\/p>\n
The City of Kingston says transit operations were briefly suspended during the storm, with additional flooding and toppled trees concentrated to the north and east ends of the city.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada said its meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm with the potential of producing a tornado in the area.<\/p>\n
The weather agency issued a red tornado warning for Kingston and the surrounding area at 12:46 p.m. ET on Tuesday. It rescinded that warning just before 1:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
In South Frontenac, there was an uptick in emergency calls as uprooted trees crashed onto roadways. <\/p>\n
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A fallen tree shuts down access to Peters road in South Frontenac, Ont., on Monday afternoon. (Submitted by Natasha Snyder)<\/p>\n
South Frontenac Fire Chief Del Blakney recalls the sky turning black just before the storm rolled in. <\/p>\n
“It seemed like it was nighttime,” said Blakney, South Frontenac’s emergency services director. “I went to the window to look and all I saw were the trees swirling in the wind and rain.”<\/p>\n
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