Tornado warning lifted for Greater Golden Horseshoe area
Posted Aug 2, 2026 12:42:16 PM.
Last Updated Aug 2, 2026 01:11:58 PM.
Environment Canada has lifted a red tornado warning that was issued Sunday for areas in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region.
The national weather agency said its meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm that could have produced a tornado.
“Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible,” the warning read.
The affected areas included St. Catharines, Grimsby, Welland and Niagara Region.
The area remains under a separate yellow rainfall warning with up to 50 mm expected on Sunday.
Multiple thunderstorms will pass through the area before drying up for the Civic holiday.
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