Tornado watches issued across Southern Ontario, including cottage country

Yesterday, The Weather Network was warning of the possibility for an isolated tornado in cottage country, and now Environment Canada seems to have backed that possibility up.

A tornado watch has currently been issued for 10 separate counties across Southern Ontario:

• Bancroft – Bon Echo Park
• Barrie – Orillia – Midland
• Belleville – Quinte – Northumberland
• Dufferin – Innisfil
• Haliburton
• Kingston – Prince Edward
• Parry Sound – Muskoka
• Peterborough – Kawartha Lakes
• Stirling – Tweed – South Frontenac
• York – Durham

A ‘watch’ is the first step in Environment Canada’s public weather alert system, after which comes a ‘warning’.

Environment Canada

Meanwhile, the severe thunderstorm watch issued for Toronto this morning is still in effect as of 2:25 pm.

Be careful if you’re travelling for the long weekend.