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Environment Canada has lifted a tornado warning that was briefly in place on Thursday afternoon for an area west of Cornwall, Ont.
Alert was only briefly in place before being lifted
CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2026 4:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
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Environment Canada has lifted a tornado warning that was briefly in place on Thursday afternoon for an area west of Cornwall, Ont. (City of Cornwall)
Environment Canada has lifted a tornado warning that was briefly in place on Thursday afternoon for an area west of Cornwall, Ont.
Just before 4 p.m., the agency said its meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm that was possibly producing a tornado.
A half hour later, the warning was lifted.
Communities covered by the warning included Winchester, Newington, Morrisburg, and Long Sault.
Watches mean a tornado is possible. Warnings mean one is happening or seen as likely to happen.
Precautions around a tornado alert include getting to a basement, or a ground-floor room away from windows, or under a heavy table or desk, or a ditch if outside.
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