UPDATE: As of 3:15 p.m. only the thunderstorm watch remains in affect for the area. Click here for the most update to date information.
Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for the Manitoulin Island area.
The agency says meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located near Kaboni, moving east at 70 km/h.
Officials say it’s a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation and to take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches. If you hear a roaring sound or see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground, flying debris, or any threatening weather approaching, take shelter immediately.
