Severe thunderstorm watch for southwestern Ontario has ended
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for large areas of Chatham-Kent and Essex counties, including Leamington and Windsor. Severe thunderstorms are possible into the late evening....
View ArticleFog alert issued for Windsor and region
Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent starting at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday. Fog conditions from late this evening until the early morning will be near zero...
View ArticleApril ice cover on Great Lakes a record high
Record ice cover on the Great Lakes this spring shouldn’t put a chill on your summer, Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said Thursday. “It’s looking like Windsor is going to get...
View ArticleWarm weather hits Windsor; ‘There is no need to be indoors.’
Canada’s top weather man says Windsor will see unusually warm weather for this time of year and people should take advantage of it. Temperatures will rise above 20 C for the next six days, according to...
View ArticleThunderstorm watch for Essex County
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Windsor and Essex County. Environment Canada, which issued the watch, said thunderstorms producing strong winds may occur though the afternoon and into...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch in effect for Windsor and Essex County
A U.S. weather service has issued tornado warning for eastern Michigan while Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Windsor, Essex County, Chatham and Rondeau Park. “Conditions...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm rumbles through the region (With video, reader pics)
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Windsor and Essex County by Environment Canada on May 13, 2014. “Conditions were favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that could be...
View ArticleERCA issues flood advisory for region ahead of heavy rains
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood advisory ahead of heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. ERCA issued the advisory 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with rainfall of between 25 and...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch has ended
Environment Canada announced a severe thunderstorm watch for this afternoon to evening in Windsor and Essex County and it is now over. Conditions were favourable for the development of severe...
View ArticleVideo: Lightning sparks Tecumseh house fire
Lightning is being blamed for a blaze that cause $200,000 damage to a home in Tecumseh Tuesday afternoon. The blaze broke out in the 12300 block of Meconi Drive shortly after 4:30. Tecumseh Fire still...
View ArticleSpecial weather statement issued for Windsor and Essex County (With video)
A special weather statement has been issued for Windsor and Essex county by Environment Canada. The alert warns residents to “be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety...
View ArticleSudden storms cause damage in Windsor area
A series of sporadic but fierce spring thunderstorms ripped through parts of Windsor and Essex County Tuesday, bringing lightning strikes, downing trees and power lines and dropping intense rainfall on...
View ArticleLightning strike leaves trail of damage in LaSalle home: ‘It hit hard’ (With...
A LaSalle family driven from their home after it was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm was counting their blessings Wednesday. Tony and Chantelle Mancinone were watching television with...
View ArticleRainfall warning issued for Windsor and Essex County
A rainfall warning has been issued for Windsor and Essex County, where as much as 50 millimetres of rain is expected to douse the area. “A band of slow moving showers is currently located across the...
View ArticleWith sandal season upon us, it’s time to remember the pedicure dos and don’ts
TORONTO - With sandal season finally upon us the instinct to pretty up your cracked heels, leathery soles and unpainted toes is a natural one. And with the proliferation of inexpensive nail bars in...
View ArticleTuesday’s severe thunderstorm watch, heat warning is over
Environment Canada issued a heat warning and severe thunderstorm watch for Windsor and Essex County today. The national weather agency said conditions were favourable for “the development of dangerous...
View ArticleWindsor weather tops the charts in Canada
With its first heat alert Tuesday along with a thunderstorm warning, Windsor sweated its way into the hot, sticky and sometimes dangerous weather that gives it bragging rights across Canada. We have...
View ArticleEnwin crews busy, Windsor still under severe thunderstorm watch
This morning’s thunderstorm kept Enwin crews busy. By about 9:30 a.m. crews had restored power to about 1,900 customers in the largest power outage Wednesday morning that was caused by a fallen tree...
View ArticleWicked spring storm slams Windsor and Essex County (With video)
The sky turned grey and then a shade of green as a wicked storm rolled through Windsor and Essex County Wednesday afternoon. More nasty weather is in the forecast. The storm came on the heels of...
View ArticleTornado watchers spot funnel cloud over Maidstone
A funnel cloud formed in the sky over Maidstone during Tuesday’s storm, according to extreme weather watchers. After heavy, wind-blown rain across Windsor-Essex on Tuesday afternoon, the...
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