Threatening storm clouds approach Sarnia July 20, 2019 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Sue Storr)Threatening storm clouds approach Sarnia July 20, 2019 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Sue Storr)
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UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended for Sarnia-Lambton

Environment Canada warned of the potential for severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening but nothing materialized.

A severe thunderstorm watch issued for Sarnia-Lambton just after 1 p.m. was cancelled after 5 p.m.

Environment Canada said conditions were favourable for the development of storms with wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour, and hail of up to 2 to 3 centimetres in diameter.

Winds shifted northeasterly and the temperature at Chris Hadfield Airport fell from 25 C at 2 p.m. to 9 C by 5 p.m. A high of only 7 C, 45 F, is forecast in Sarnia Thursday. The normal high at this time of year is 17 C, 63 F.

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The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.