At 7:20 p.m., Environment Canada ended its severe thunderstorm warning for Huron County.
At 6:20 p.m., weather radar indicated a cluster of severe thunderstorms over Southern Lake Huron capable of producing large hail in excess of 2 cm and strong wind gusts to 90 km/h as well as torrential downpours. Motion is to the east at 50 km/h. It was expected to affect the communities from port Albert to near Goderich by 7 p.m.
For more information, check Environment Canada’s website.
Heather has spent most of her career in local journalism and communications. She moved to Huron County more than two decades ago to join the newsroom at the Goderich Signal-Star, reporting local council and community news. Since then, she had been editor at the Walkerton Herald Times, city editor at the award-winning Observer in Sarnia, and freelance writer for the Hamilton Spectator and the London Free Press. She developed a local network with local government and businesses while working for Heritage and Cultural Partnership. She also worked with municipal and provincial governments in her role as communications manager for a wind energy development company. She has been active in the local community, most recently volunteering time to Habitat for Humanity Huron County. Heather graduated from Ryerson with a Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism.
